Question

A 5-day-old baby girl presents to clinic with the foot deformity pictured above. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial treatment for this deformity?

Answer 1

Answer:SERIAL MANIPULATION AND CASTING

Explanation: Serial manipulation and casting also known as the PONSETI METHOD is a process that has been recommended as a standard treatment for use in the initial treatment of Club foot and other similar foot diseases and disorders.

More than hundred thousand children are diagnosed with congenital disorders worldwide,PONSETI method was developed by IGNATIO PONSETI a Spanish physician at the University of IOWA( USA) in the year 1950.