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KATH treats 267 clubfoot deformities
Kumasi, March 1, GNA- The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
(KATH) within the last two years, with support from the
Rotary Club of Kumasi East, performed surgeries to treat 267
babies, with clubfoot, a congenital deformity of the foot,
characterised by misshapen or twisted appearance.
Clubfoot is a condition that makes it almost impossible for
affected children to walk on the lateral sides of their
feet. If not treated, the affected child could not walk
properly.
Dr Steven Opuni, Head of the Trauma/Orthopaedic Surgery Unit
of KATH, was briefing the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi, after
an awareness creation programme, organised by the Hospital.
He said Rotary International and FOCOS a USA based
philanthropic organization, contacted Professor Inacio
Ponsetti of the University of Iowa and the originator of the
Correctional "Ponsetti" method, which involved minor
surgery, to train staff of KATH to enable the Hospital
perform the surgeries.
Dr Opuni said through awareness creation, most parents have
brought their babies with such deformities to be treated.
Mrs Margeret Karikari, Head of the Physiotherapy Unit of
KATH, asked mothers not to attribute the deformity to
witchcraft instead they should report such cases to the
Hospital for treatment, adding that, the defect could be
treated.
Professor Prince Asiama, President of the Rotary Club of
Kumasi East, said the awareness creation programme would be
extended to other parts of the country.
GNA
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