What is a hip spica? A hip spica is a plaster cast that is used to hold a child’s hip in place. It is applied by a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon…

What is Idiopathic Toe Walking? Idiopathic toe walking is a walking pattern that involves a healthy and normally developing child persistently walking up on their tip toes for no known…

What are Boots and Bar? Once your baby’s foot/feet have been corrected using the ponseti method, a foot abduction brace (Boots and Bar) will be used to hold the new…

What is it? Clubfoot, also called Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (or CTEV) is a condition that is present at birth.  It may be diagnosed on a routine antenatal ultrasound or soon…

What is a tibialis anterior transfer? A tibialis anterior tendon transfer is a surgical procedure used to correct a relapse of a club foot which involves the child walking with…

What is a percutaneous achilles tenotomy? A percutaneous achilles tenotomy (often called a perc TAL) is the final step of correction for a club foot and involves correcting the foot…

 Appointment 1: Discussion and EvaluationIf interested in stature lengthening, you should obtain a referral to see A/Prof Leo Donnan or Dr Stewart Morrison. In this appointment, they ask you about…

Stature lengthening is the surgical gradual lengthening of the long bones of the legs, with the goal of increasing a person’s height. This is achieved by placing an implant inside the…

Some adults are taller than others. “Normal adult height” is hence a range, and can be modelled on a normal distribution, also known as a bell curve. This means that…

Ponseti treatment consists of three phases. The first is specific serial casting to gently manipulate the foot into an over-corrected position. The second is a surgical lengthening of the achilles…