Crouch gait in children with Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Ratnav Ratan suggests suitable surgical measures to treat crouch gait in children withCerebral Palsy and regain their mobility.Crouch gait is a common gait abnormality detected in children affected by cerebral palsy. Thecrouch gait is a challenging condition with a high rate of recurrence. It is observed that there isexcessive knee flexion in the child. […]
What to do if your baby is found to have Clubfoot when you are pregnant?
Clubfoot as the name itself suggests refers to foot abnormalities in a child. These abnormalities are congenital in nature which means they are present at birth. So why exactly does this problem occur? Clubfoot happens when the tendons are shorter than usual which means the connecting tissues between the muscle and the bone are short. […]
Treatment of rocker-bottom foot condition in newborns and children
Congenital vertical talus is a rare congenital foot deformity in which the sole of a child’s foot flexes abnormally in a convex position giving the foot a rocker-bottom appearance. For this reason, this condition is often called rocker-bottom foot It is a rigid deformity, unlike the calcaneovalgus foot, which is known as flexible deformity. Attempts […]
All about Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, a rare hip condition in growing children
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease affects either one or both the child’s hips in the age group of 3 to 15 years. It is an uncommon disease and was identified by Arthur Legg, Jacques Calve, and Georg Perthes, independently following the arrival of X-ray imaging for diagnosing. It is also known as LCPD or Perthes. The loss of […]