Growth & Motor Performance - Highlighted Project

Gait and Plantar Pressure Outcomes of Children with Clubfoot Treated with Botulinum Toxin-A

The purpose of this study is to assess the functional outcome of non-surgical treatment for children born with clubfoot. To fix clubfoot, heel cord surgery and repositioning of the joints and bones of the foot through serial casting is performed in the newborn period,(Ponseti method). This has been well documented in the literature. At BC Children's Hospital, the use of Botulinum A toxin and casting has been used in the newborn period instead of the above surgery. Our goal is to provide data on functional outcomes for children treated with BOTOX-A through assessments conducted at Shriners Gait Lab. This will assist us in improving the care and outcomes for children with clubfoot.

Research Team Member	Title	Affiliations
Alec Black, Project Lead	Director, Shriner's Gait Lab Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedics

Funding

BC Children's Hospital Foundation Telethon Grant