CLUB FOOT
Club foot is a common congenital malformation which is easily corrected with repeated manipulations and plaster of Paris if the treatment is started immediately after birth. Unfortunately very few are aware of this fact, and the only cases we see early are the children born in our maternity. All other patients come late, and have to undergo surgical correction with following plaster applications in intervals until the patient starts to stand and walk.
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Well used plaster of Paris. Fortified with strings by the father |
The “Turco procedure” which includes a release of all the medial structures of the ankle and lengthening of the Achilles tendon is used as a routine.
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Turco procedure |
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First visit at outpatient department |
Bilateral club foot |
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On the operating theatre table |
Surgically correction on right side completed |
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Plaster of Paris applied |
Bilateral procedure finished |
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First change of plaster after surgery |
Treatment completed |
The procedure is done on outpatient basis. The surgical fee is 370 birr (25€) for one leg, 400 birr for both legs.