Treatment of clubfoot
Complications of clubfoot, however, require treatment and will not improve without treatment. If left untreated, the child will not be able to walk on the soles of the feet and walk on the sides of the feet. As a result, painful bony appendages form in the ankles; The child has difficulty with normal activities and pain in the ankles. In most cases, clubfoot is treated without the need for surgery and with a range of treatments including stretching, plastering, using brace or orthosis. Ponesti method is one of the most widely used non-surgical techniques used in the treatment of this complication. In this method, gentle stretching and plastering are used to gradually correct the clubfoot. Sometimes this congenital defect is not completely corrected by non-surgical methods or the complication recurs. In some cases, clubfoot in infants is so severe that it does not respond to methods such as stretching and physical therapy. In these cases, surgery is inevitably needed to repair tendons, ligaments, and joints. Treatment for clubfoot is usually followed shortly after the baby is born. Because during the first weeks of a baby's life, the tissues of the ligaments, joint capsules, and tendons become more flexible. In almost 50% of clubfoot cases, both feet of the child have this defect. According to observations, the possibility of developing clubfoot is twice as common in boys as in girls. The goal of clubfoot treatment is to eliminate foot pain and restore normal foot function. In such a way that the patient is able to place the sole of his foot correctly and completely on the ground while walking and standing.