Ponseti Clubfoot Clinic
What is happening to the bones when my child is being cast?
Cast 1: Corrects cavus deformity, ie lifts first metatarsal
Cast 2: Start to externally rotate supinated & plantarflexed foot around lateral head of talus. (ie. abducting calcaneus under the talus.)
Cast 3, 4, 5: Continues this gradual progression, and all components of the deformity will correct simultaneously except for the last bit of equinus.
This document was updated on Monday, 18th September 2006.
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