Clubfoot Infant's Journey- Ethan's Success with the Ponseti Method

Ethan's journey with clubfoot began when he was diagnosed with clubfoot in the womb. He was just ten days old when he began treatment with Dr. Matthew Dobbs at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Ethan's grandmother, Michele, talks about the care he has received at St. Louis Children's Hospital and how the Dobbs brace has been instrumental to his success.

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[sckittle86]

what kind of brace is that? my son has the dennis browne bar.

[ChildrensHospitalStl]

@sckittle86 That is the Dobbs Dynamic Clubfoot Bar developed by Dr. Matthew Dobbs.

[USCMAFInc]

Wow, Ethan--quite the story of success. I am the Founder of a nonprofit, U.S. Children's Medical Assistance Fund. We provide medical assistance to children with physical disfigurements including club foot. If you know of anyone who may benefit from our services please have them contact us at information@uscmaf.org. For more information about U.S.CMAF, please visit us online (uscmaf.org), Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, find us on Twitter (@USCMAF) or on Facebook.

[newmaneski]

thats brilliant,i wish there was something like that doctors could do 35 years ago when i was born with club foot,hope he has a trouble free life...xx

[riru69]

Lovely video, wish you all the best. A friend of mine had a baby with club foot so I made a new type of brace design which allows more freedom of movement, i.e. forward and backwards, up and down while keeping the feet inline. I have a uk patent on it. I am trying so hard to get this into the hospitals, insurance, CE mark etc makes almost impossible.

[snewo99]

Amazing! Wish I had this treatment in lieu of surgery 40+ years ago! No scars, no surgery? Just absolutely AMAZING!!