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Stories of Talipes


Phoebe's Story  Bilateral Talipes. Born 1995. Plasters, splints and surgery at 7 months. AFO's and Denis Browne boots till 3 yrs old.   Photo.
Eli's Story Talipes. Born 1996. Plasters, splints and surgery at 6 months. Photos.
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Katya's Story Left Talipes. Serial plasters, splints, calipers, boots, tendon releases and at 7 years, a release and calcaneocuboid fusion.
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Nicholas' Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1995. Plasters, braces and surgery at 7 months. Has a twin brother James.
Taylor's Story Bilateral Talipes. Weekly strapping till surgery at 3 months then plasters and surgery at 2½ with bone rotation and plasters for 18 weeks.
Chris' Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1993. Plasters, Denis Brown boots, AFO's and surgery at 7 months. Tibia rotations due soon, at 5. What can a parent expect?

Mikaila's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1998. Plasters and surgery at 4 months. Photos.
Max's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1995. Serial plasters, operations at 3½ mths and 3 yrs (split tendon transfer). Photo. No further treatment needed!
Daniel's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1959. Memories of growing up with Talipes. Photo.
Alex's Story Left Talipes. Born 1994. Serial plasters, splints and then surgery at 3 years with post operative behaviour problems. Photos.
Georgi's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1997. Strappings, surgery at 7 months, plasters, AFO's and further surgery at 14 months.
Johnathan's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born 1994. Weekly plasters, AFO's, surgery at 4½ months and 9 months. Photos.

Cameron's Story

Bilateral Talipes. Born Sept 1998. Fortnightly plasters and surgery at 6 months.

Keara's Story Severe Bilateral Talipes.  Born July '96.   Serial castings, surgery, more castings and more surgery and then AFO's.  7 Photos
Fatima's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born Nov 1998.  Serial plasters and surgery at 5 months thanks to donations from TIPS members.  Photos.
Cheyenne's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born Feb 1998. Serial castings, surgery at 10 months, more casting and then a brace.  Includes a tip for bathing.

Heath's Story Bilateral Talipes.  Born Jan 1999.   Weekly plasters for 3 months.  Facing surgery at 8 months.  Photos.    New!  Heath's Story Part 3.   More photos.
Brooke's Story Bilateral Talipes. Born Feb 1990. Serial plasters, surgery at 2 months. At 9 years she enjoys ballet, tennis, bike riding and roller blading.  Photos.

 

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