My Research Links for Clubfoot information and articles
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These are some of my favourite website links that I came across during my research
into the Ponseti method. (With grateful acknowledgement to them all.)
       
Dr Ponseti's Website:

http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/orthopaedics/clubfeet/index.htmll 		   
 
 

Ponseti Related Websites

A website set up by a parent that compiles a list of Ponseti related websites and documents:

http://members.tripod.com/ponseti_links-ivil/

    
 
 

About Dr Ponseti

Dr Ponseti's resume

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/orthopaedicsurgery/faculty/ponsetti.html

Article about Dr Ponseti

http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/feb03/exclusive/ponseti.html

    
 
 

University of Iowa Hospital
Article from the University of Iowa Hospital about follow-up studies on patients treated with the Ponseti Method:

http://www.uihealthcare.com/news/currents/vol1issue1/clubfoot.html

    
 
 


Yahoo Chat Group
A Yahoo chat group started in 1999 for parents of clubfoot babies who have been treated with the Ponseti Method. It has an international membership of almost 1,500 who provide tons of useful information, advice and support:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/

    
 
 
Dr Herzenberg's website (Sinai Hospital Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

http://www.mcllr.com/sinaibody.cfm?id=2360

    
 
 
A news story about Dr Herzenberg

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/501694/

    
 
 
Some before and after pictures of Dr Herzenberg's patients (Baltimore, Maryland)

http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/sinaibody.cfm?id=1530

    
 
 

Medical Articles

Ponseti Method Revolutionizes Clubfoot Treatment

http://www.biomech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171204060

Changing Paradigm for the Treatment of Clubfeet

http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=543253

    
       
   
       

Parent's Web Sites

Some websites by parents whose children were treated by the Ponseti Method:

Anna Catherine's clubfoot story, a visual journey from birth to 2 years old

http://members.aol.com/vc11/

Slideshow of Graham's clubfoot treatment with Dr Ponseti

http://www.datahaus.net/family/Graham/CF/ponseti_frame.html

Chaz clubfoot treatment from birth to 3 years (also congenital hip dyplasia)

http://www.geocities.com/brunmat/clubfoot.html

This website is by a parent whose baby has Plantaris, a rare form of congenital clubfoot that is still being researched:

http://adifferentfoot.freeservers.com/index.html

    
       
 
   
       

Ponseti around the World.
International Web Sites for local information about treatment

Portugal: http://peboto.grupos.com.pt

Spain: http://www.piezambo.com

France: http://www.ifrance.com/piedbot/index.htm

Italy: http://www.piedetorto.editarea.com/

Russia: http://www.kosolapost-ponseti.ru

Lithuania: http://www.sleivapedyste.projektas.lt/

Germany: http://www.ponseti-fuesse.de/

Switzerland: http://www.klumpfuss-info.ch/

Lebanon: http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~ss15/clubfoot.htm

Brazil: http://www.petorto.com.br/interface_html.htm

Israel: http://truly_clubfoot.tripod.com/

Bulgaria: http://equinovarus.hit.bg/

    
       
 
   
       
Web site author: Karen Moss
 
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