1000 Thank Yous #1000thankyousdrponseti On the 3rdof June we will celebrate World Clubfoot Day and we want to send ‘1000thankyous’ to Dr Ponseti! Will you join us? Here is what you need to do…. Print out the ‘Colour me in’ #1000thankyousdrponseti poster Be as creative as possible in colouring in the poster…you can use your feet to colour it in, your hands, you can glue flowers on it, newspapers….use your imagination! Add the name of the person you want to thank in addition to Dr…

The webinar aims to address some of the key concerns raised by parents and carers of children with or treated for DDH during the COVID-19 pandemic. To register please follow the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81010785400?pwd=WG01V1FsM0xoenVCN1B4OFJkUlBtdz09 Please send your questions to info@steps-charity.org.uk in advance of the webinar Panelist; Nigel Kiely, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust Shrewsbury. Nigel graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 1991. After house jobs in Nottingham, he worked…

October is the awareness month for Perthes Disease! Why is it so important to raise awareness? Perthes disease or Legg-Calve-Perthes disease as it is sometimes known, is a rare childhood condition that affects the hip. The blood supply to the hip bone is disrupted, causing bone cells to die, which erodes the hip and causes pain in the process. Perthes is approximately 4 times as common in boys as girls and generally occurs between 4 and 8 years of age.…

Join our webinar on the 2nd of December at 10.30 AM, London time and learn about a proof of concept which could be potentially applied to help ensure children always have good fitting and comfortable prosthesis so that they can participate fully in normal lives and, most importantly, have fun! We are delighted to invite you to our webinar where Dr Jinghua Tang and Professor Liudi Jiang from Southampton University will present and discuss the outcome of the project. The…