June 1, 2015 "Casts AGAIN!!!"

Rayden has been out of the casts in Thermoplastic AFO splints for a month now. He had an appointment with his pediatric orthopaedist, Dr. Vinay Narotam, today. He evaluated Rayden's range of motion. He believes the tendon, that was previously clipped, tightened right back up after healing. If I had not been so diligent with his stretches, Rayden would have lost all the progress we have already made through serial casting. He called in a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Anna Cuomo, for her opinion. They both agree that Rayden's clubfeet are severe and will need surgery around 12 months of age. He has thick, tight tendons that pull his heels up. (So his feet are like he has on high heels.) In the mean time, they agree that Rayden needs a few more series of casts with external rotation to get his feet as straight and flat as possible. They also want to repeat the Achilles tendon release (clipping).  So here we go again!!! Casts #13