These casts weren't given to him because of surgery. They were to try and stretch his tendons etc so that hopefully he wouldn't need any surgery. They need to be above the knee casts as below the knee, they allow the lower leg to move from the outward turned stretched position which is essential part of Ponseti clubfoot treatment. Also by keeping his knee immobilized it allows a better Achilles stretch. Try stretching with and without your knee moving to see what I mean.
Why the hell did they put him in long leg casts, for clubfoot when my friend had surgery all they did was they put him in a short leg cast but not a long one, long leg casts are best used for tibia fractures, ankle fractures, achilles tendon ruptures, and patella fractures, and some distal femoral fractures.
These casts weren't given to him because of surgery. They were to try and stretch his tendons etc so that hopefully he wouldn't need any surgery. They need to be above the knee casts as below the knee, they allow the lower leg to move from the outward turned stretched position which is essential part of Ponseti clubfoot treatment. Also by keeping his knee immobilized it allows a better Achilles stretch. Try stretching with and without your knee moving to see what I mean.
whitecasts 3 weeks ago
Why the hell did they put him in long leg casts, for clubfoot when my friend had surgery all they did was they put him in a short leg cast but not a long one, long leg casts are best used for tibia fractures, ankle fractures, achilles tendon ruptures, and patella fractures, and some distal femoral fractures.
080594M127 3 weeks ago