Feet/leg issues/ loss of bladder control/ birthmark on lower back/sacral dimpling

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For people with a club foot 99% of the time it is just a club foot. If your

child is in the 1% there can be various things going on.

Our daughter has one club foot but also has a large area on her lower back

with blood vessels that are more prominent. They said it is a clear hemangioma

birthmark. She also has Sacral dimpling. I did not know what that was but

basically is a small dimple on their upper bottom...not a typical dimple but

more like an extra crack (sorry for the description but important).

90% of the time the dimpling does not mean anything other than....check it

out. Both of my sister's children have the dimpling...it was checked out and

everything is fine. If you child has the dimpling, and or scoliosis, loss of

bladder control, etc. you should ask your Ped. to have a referral to a Ped.

Neurosurgeon. There is a chance it is a tethered cord...basically pulling your

spinal cord down.

This is a very rare thing but a club foot is common with it. Like I said 99%

of the time a club foot is just a club foot. If your child does have a tethered

cord it needs to be treated as is starts causing damage up the body and they

loose sensation.

Holly

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