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Cerebral-palsy Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Pediatric Orthopedics

Cerebral Palsy – a talk and discussion with parents in Block Resource Center, Palakkad Kerala


It was so nice to meet and talk to the parents about #cerebralpalsy and #developmentaldelay in #children at the #puthur #brc in #palakkad yesterday

Stress was on the need for #earlyintervention and adherence to #treatment especially #physiotherapy. The challenges parents face while continuing care is an eyeopener everytime I hear them out.

As in most diseases, treatment challenges in #cerebralpalsy is more to do with #social, #familial and #accessibility issues than actual lack of desire.

Most parents are willing to face the #financial challenges if it means the child will improve. Many are disillusioned with existing treatment methods and fall out because of slow progress, lack of motivation from professionals around and also pure financial pressure. Many have siblings who are healthy and would like to divert their limited resources to that child. This is such an unfortunate choice , but many parents make it.

Such talks and interaction are a wonderful opportunity to break the ice, motivate and also clear their apprehensions on the treatment of cerebral palsy.

A big thanks to Puthur BRC for organising this meeting. More to follow 🙂

Attaching below a few pictures and also a short video which the BRC officials had shared.

Mr. Shivakumar BPC, Puthur BRC
Parents were enthusiastic and participated well
A compilation of photos of the day
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#Saksham. Hold your strength. Let’s be with them as they wait for healing..

Medicine is tough. Treatment slow, arduous. I feel for those who wait patiently in crowded poorly appointed waiting rooms, corridors in India's hospital for the poor. They spend their days here by the loved ones side.

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#Saksham. Hold your strength. Let’s be with them as they wait for healing..
Waiting Room Medicine is tough. Treatment slow, arduous. I feel for those who wait patiently in crowded poorly appointed waiting rooms, corridors in India's hospital for the poor. They spend their days here by the loved ones side.

Medicine is tough. Treatment slow, arduous. I feel for those who wait patiently in crowded poorly appointed waiting rooms, corridors in India’s hospital for the poor. They spend their days here by the loved ones

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Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics

World #Clubfoot Day is afoot ! – Free medical camp for children with Clubfoot


I’m organising a free medical camp on June 4th at Palakkad Cooperative Hospital, Palakkad, Kerala on World Clubfoot Day.

Please do spread the news so that anybody interested can seek care.

Attaching below is a poster in local language Malayalam.

Interested patients may contact hospital Reception on following phone numbers for registration :

+91 491 252 0391

+91 491 252 2805

+91 491 253 6293

Clubfoot medical camp
World clubfoot day free medical camp

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Deformity Correction and Limb lengthening Orthopedics Pediatric Orthopedics

Bracing and Orthotics for Clubfoot (CTEV)


Once clubfoot is corrected with Ponseti plaster application and tendoachilles tenotomy, it’s time to maintain the correction of foot till child is grown more and started walking well. There is risk of clubfoot recurring without proper bracing.

Recurrent clubfoot
Recurrent clubfoot without bracing

Types of braces

Steinbeck device, Iowa Brace and Dobbs Brace are commonly used clubfoot Foot Abduction Orthosis.

Dobbs brace in particular has the added advantage of providing extra mobility to the child potentially improving compliance. Comparatively it’s more expensive.

Compliance

In rural India it’s especially difficult to ensure compliance to orthosis for parents as many feel clubfoot treatment finishes with Ponseti casting. Social issues and sensitivity of going out of home with brace fitted is one of the issues that makes parent fall out. Some of them don’t spend enough time learning to put it on and take it off and give up once child starts crying. It’s an easy procedure that we teach aling with nurses and orthotists to help parents during initial days.

Steinbeck braces

Steinbeck bracing
Clubfoot Steinbeck braces

Fitting Steinbeck clubfoot brace
Foot inside Steinbeck clubfoot brace

Dobbs Bracing

Dobbs brace for Clubfoot
Dobbs brace allowing movement

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Pediatric Orthopedics

Dedicated Clubfoot Clinic at Palakkad , Kerala, India

Club Foot
Club Foot

Among the pediatric orthopedic problems, Club Foot is one of the commonest.

 It is a curving congenital deformity of the child’s foot. The knowledge of the deformity may come to light after birth and is traumatic for the parents. Thankfully treatment is simple, streamlined and gives good result. We apply POP casts to the foot every week and usually the foot corrects by 6 plasters. A small release of the heel cord may be required after the correction to complete the initial treatment. There after the foot is placed in special shoes and mother instructed on exercises.

 We have been dealing with large number of these children, educating their parents and care givers about the clubfoot that they stick through the initial treatment and subsequent follow up till mature. 

This is important so that any recurrence which is seen occasionally after a successful correction is addressed promptly. This translates to less surgery, if possible avoid surgery totally leaving a supple, scarless and beautiful foot. 

Clubfoot Plaster
Clubfoot Plaster

As the Pediatric Orthopedic service has matured at Palakkad District Cooperative Hospital, Palakkad, Kerala, India, we have now decided to allocate Monday as the special day for clubfoot children . This enables us to streamline our services and parents to learn from each other and support each other through this. 

We hope that this will help serve them better. 

All appointments can be booked via the contact page or via the CPOS clinic / hospital through phone +919840724924 or +914912520391