Topic: Complex and Atypical Clubfoot Dr Ponseti only encountered atypical and complex clubfeet many years after he developed his method. He produced a video at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital with an adapted treatment protocol for atypical clubfoot. This session will cover the definition, diagnosis, cause, and treatment of both complex and atypical clubfoot. Date November 23, 2021 Time 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Venue Online Organiser Steps Clubfoot Africa Register to attend https://clubfootafrica.com/webinars/ This is the first in a series of three webinars…

Scottish volunteers and families meet up   We welcome any parents or carers who would like to come along and meet Steps' volunteers. It’s also a great opportunity to discuss future events in Scotland. Date 24th November 2021 Time 7.30pm Venue Marks and Spencer Cafe, Glasgow Fort Shopping Park, Glasgow, G34 9DL   No need to register, just join us on the day!

Topic: The Role of Allied Health Workers in Clubfoot Treatment At the time Dr Ponseti was developing his method, clubfoot was mostly treated by orthopaedic surgeons. With the introduction of a less invasive treatment for congenital clubfoot, the role of allied health professionals became a vitally important addition to clubfoot services. This is especially relevant for countries with resource constraints where there may be a shortage of doctors. It can also reduce treatment costs for government programmes globally. There are…

Topic: Treating the older child: Untreated and Recurrent Clubfoot Dr Ponseti developed his protocol for infants. However, there were doctors who were faced with much older children once they established the Ponseti method in their country in the early 21st century. These doctors were the first to try the Ponseti method on much older children. There is still a problem of many untreated cases globally which is due to lack of awareness about clubfoot, or lack of means to provide…