Revolutionary Brace Offers Hope for Children with Clubfoot

Children with Clubfoot
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The blog is published by 13 Sep, 2024

Immobility issues with Children with Clubfoot can impact not just the patient’s overall lifestyle but also his mental well-being. When this happens, treating the condition and ensuring recovery becomes extremely difficult. This is why starting the treatment with the right expert is extremely important. Luckily, there are medical treatments available that can help patients get positive outcomes. This becomes exceptionally important when the patient is suffering from highly complicated medical conditions like CTEV.

Luckily, plaster manipulation braces and other treatment options are available that will help you get better results from the conditions. So, let’s discuss the revolutionary braces in detail and how they can help see a positive result.

 

Braces for children with club foot

The disability of the congenital clubfoot and the pain that comes from it causes a lot of complications. It not only keeps the children apart but also impacts their overall well-being. As a parent, it’s essential to identify the best possible medical treatments and get started with them as early as possible. This is the only way your child can see positive change and lead a better life.

There are many CTEV treatment options available, but use of braces after complete correction by ponsetty plaster technique have proven effective in helping children recover better and faster. But before we move on to that, let’s discuss clubfoot.

Clubfoot is a congenital medical condition that causes the foot of the baby to turn downwards or inward. It can either be a mild or a severe, and it can occur in either one foot or both feet. Babies who have clubfoot generally will have tendons that connect their leg to the heel and will be too short. These tight tendons can cause the foot to twist out of shape. Clubfoot is not common, and it occurs in 2.5 per 1000 live births. It is a widespread congenital disability that involves the musculoskeletal system.

Luckily, braces and other treatment options will make it easier for the children to recover and lead regular lives.

Given how challenging and complicated it can be to make a child’s life, there has been a lot of medical research going on to develop effective treatment plans or devices. Luckily, in last 25 year ponsetty way of manipulation and plaster technique give respite to these children. Use of proper ctev brace for 4 year is mandatory for excellent outcome. It helps in the maintenance phase of the treatment. Specialized CTEV brace, in which both foot are fixed in 70 degree external rotation. This angle are very important in maintaining good posture of foot.

 

How have braces transformed medical treatment?

Using the brace in this medical condition can be highly beneficial as it allows the child to see a better result without foot surgery. When the child continuously wears the braces for a specified period, his legs automatically get back in the correct position. This means he will face no issues in walking or doing regular activities. However, in this case, the parents need to be quite active. They need to focus on how the results are visible and what treatments can be done for proper recovery.

Variety of specialized CTEV shoes are available in market but revolutionized CTEV shoe with greater mobility give more compliance. As a parent, you should know that a revolutionary brace that monitors your child’s efficacy is now available. It ensures that the sole of the child’s foot rests on the shoe’s sole, which is fixed to the brace. The brace also allows the child to have several degrees of freedom, thus ensuring it is more tolerable and child-friendly.

It is quite a revolutionary technique that was not seen in the previous bases available. The existing ones no doubt fix the child’s lower limbs, but they do not allow for any free mobility. Luckily, this new advancement offers free mobility of the lower limb and provides comfort to the child; hence, it can be a more popular option among children who refuse to wear braces because of discomfort. The shoe height and weight in the Padma pada have been modified according to the foot size of Indian children. This unique feature of the technology and its innovative mechanism of connecting the rod with four 4-bar linkage provides a high degree of freedom to the child’s lower limb in 3 planes.

 

Conclusion

Now that you know about the benefits of this highly revolutionized CTEV treatment device, it’s better to get started with the treatment as soon as possible. For expert help and guidance, you can always rely on Trishla Ortho. Their professionals have years of experience in handling even the most complicated cases. No matter how challenging or complex the medical condition is for your child, they can develop a customized treatment plan that will help them see a better recovery.

FAQ’s

What is the purpose of a clubfoot brace?
The brace keeps the "fixed" clubfoot (or feet) in the corrected position so it doesn't twist back to where it was before the casting phase. Both feet are braced, even if the clubfoot is only on one side.
How long do you have to wear a brace for clubfoot?
Begin initial bracing with 18 to 20 hours/day for two months and then 16 hours a day for three to four months. Maintain night-time wearing of the brace (12 to 14 hours/day) as the child grows and is walking full time for up to age four to five years.
Which splint is used for the correction of club foot?
The FAO consists of Ponseti shoes (also called Ponseti boots) mounted to a bar. This maintains the feet in a corrected position, with the forefeet set apart and pointed upward. Ponseti shoes mounted to the abduction bar. The brace is worn 23 hours per day for the first 3 months following casting.
क्लबफुट के लिए ब्रेसिज़ पहनने में कितना समय लगता है?
नौ महीने से अधिक आयु के बच्चों में अंतिम सुधार शुरुआती ब्रेसिंग की शुरुआत दो महीने तक 18 से 20 घंटे प्रतिदिन से करें और फिर तीन से चार महीने तक 16 घंटे प्रतिदिन से करें। जब तक बच्चा बड़ा न हो जाए और चार से पांच साल की उम्र तक पूरे समय चलने लगे, तब तक रात में ब्रेस पहनना जारी रखें (12 से 14 घंटे प्रतिदिन)।

Reviewed and Submitted by Dr. Jitendra Kumar Jain

Last updated on September 13, 2024

Dr.Jitendra Jain, MD and DNB (Orthopedics), president at Trishla Foundation, an NGO for treatment of cerebral palsy, and a Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon & Cerebral Palsy Specialist at Trishla Orthopedic Clinic & Rehab Center.
Dr. J. K. Jain is a member of the general council at Dr. SMN university of rehabilitation, Lucknow, a member of the advisory board chief commissioner for PWD, Govt. of India (New Delhi), a member of the state disability research committee (U.P.), and a member of the committee of RCI, New Delhi. He has been awarded many awards, including the Dr.Bhagawan das memorial award, the spirit of humanity award, and the state govt. award for his services towards PWD, etc. Times of India has posted his work many times and mentioned him as one of the best doctors in the field of Pediatric Orthopedics. He helped many children recovering from cerebral palsy, just like comedian jay Chanikara, who is now able to stand and walk without any support, Abena, a Ghana girl with cerebral palsy, and many more. He also organized the National Wheelchair cricket tournament and created World’s first cerebral palsy village foundation in Prayagraj. He successfully treated 10,000+ children with various kinds of orthopedic disability, conducted 160+ free assessment camps, and produced a documentary film on cerebral palsy.

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