M.S. Orthopaedics, DNB, MRCS (UK)
Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics (Australia, Korea)
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon.
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My wife Liji Vinod delivered a baby girl (Levia) on January 4th 2010.My child was identified with club foot birth defect. During intial sonography this defect was not identified. My Child was refered to Dr. Desai .By observing our child Dr Desai gave us the confidence of treating our child of club foot defect. My child was taken to doctor on ...
Read More...Clubfoot(CTEV) is a condition characterised by deformity of foot in which the foot is curved inwards. It is seen in 2-3 per 1000 live births. Though this condition can be diagnosed on ultrasound before birth, it's treatment starts only after birth. The method of choice is Ponseti method of correction in which plasters are applied within one week of birth and foot is corrected gradually with 4-5 serial plasters. After full correction the child is braced for 2 years. The results of this method are very good and time tested and the child is left with no residual deformity.
