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Ponseti Clubfoot Management
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The congenital clubfoot is the most common serious birth defect of human bones and joints. More than fifteen hundred children are born with clubfeet in Uganda each year. Left untreat- ed, the foot remains twisted inwards and becomes painful. The walking child bears weight on the thin skin on the top of the foot. Deformity leads to the downward spiral of disability, dependency, and demoralization. Disabled individuals are rarely productive or valued mem- bers of society. Their needs add to the burdens of their families and communities and are a significant cause of poverty. Professor Ignacio Ponseti’s method of nonsurgical treatment of the congenital clubfoot has been shown by Macharia to be effective in Uganda. It is now the treatment of choice advo- cated by the Ministry of Health, the Association of Surgeons of Uganda, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, the Medical Schools at Makerere University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology, and the Paramedical Schools at Mulago Hospital.
Lynn Staheli, MD - Personal Name
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Healthcare Management
English
2008
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