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The Denis Browne bar, also known as the Denis Browne splint or foot abduction orthosis, is a medical device used in the treatment of club foot.The device is named after Sir Denis Browne (1892-1967), an Australian-born surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London who was considered the father of pediatric surgery in the United Kingdom. [1]
The Ponseti method is a manipulative technique that corrects congenital clubfoot without invasive surgery. It was developed by Ignacio V. Ponseti of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, US, in the 1950s, and was repopularized in 2000 by John Herzenberg in the US and Europe and in Africa by NHS surgeon Steve Mannion.
Hope Walks, formerly CURE Clubfoot, [1] is a Christian nonprofit organization based in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, that treats infant clubfoot in developing countries around the world. As of 2019, Hope Walks operates over 130 clinics in 16 countries including Ethiopia , Niger and the Dominican Republic . [ 2 ]
Dr. Matthew Dodds discusses the types of treatments available for clubfoot at Palm Beach Children's Hospital.
Congenital clubfoot occurs in 1 to 4 of every 1,000 live births, making it one of the most common birth defects affecting the legs. [6] [3] [7] About 80% of cases occur in developing countries where there is limited access to care. [6] Clubfoot is more common in firstborn children and males.
Sir Denis John Wolko Browne KCVO (2 April 1892 – 9 January 1967) was the first British surgeon to devote his practice entirely to the care of children. A native of Australia, he served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in World War I before moving to England and joining the staff of the Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street.
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The article currently uses a mix of "clubfoot" and "club foot". However, <OR> I was born with "clubbed feet" secondary to lumbar myelomeningocele. During my whole childhood when dealing with orthopeadic surgeons, physiotherapists, etc. it was always referred to by the adjectival form "clubbed".</OR> I'm a 50 year old South African.