Is it normal for a toddler to walk unsteadily?
Notice this gait
Guangzhou Daily News (all media reporter Zhou Jieying correspondent You Hualing) A one or two-year-old child learning to walk stumbles unsteadily and easily falls, isn't it normal?
Most kids probably are.
But if you find that your child is always on toes and heels hanging in the air, you should pay attention. It is best to find a doctor to identify and investigate the "clubfoot".
A 3-year-old girl Xiaoma was discovered by her family a year ago that she often fell while walking. If you look closely, you can find that she walks left and right unbalanced. Her left foot always touches the ground with her toes hanging on the ground.
Recently, the parents took the pony to find Sun Yongjian, director of the Children's Orthopedics Department of the Third Hospital of Southern Medical University, and was diagnosed with clubfoot.
Recently, the patient was admitted to the hospital for left Achilles tendon lengthening + cast immobilization.
Sun Yongjian said that it is expected that the plaster can be removed for rehabilitation treatment with braces three weeks after the operation, and he can walk normally three months later.
According to Sun Yongjian, acquired clubfoot like this is rare, but it is recommended that parents pay close attention to the child's walking gait, and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
In contrast, congenital clubfoot is more common.
It affects 150,000 babies worldwide every year.
The main symptoms are clubfoot, varus, internal rotation of the hind foot, adduction, varus, and high arch of the forefoot. The deformity is obvious, and it can be found at birth, and some can even be found in the B-ultrasound during pregnancy.
Sun Yongjian suggested that once a newborn is found to have congenital clubfoot, it is best to start standardized treatment within a week.
With age, the symptoms will gradually worsen, especially after the child begins to walk and bear weight, the deformity will become more rigid, the foot on the affected side will be less developed, and the calf muscles will atrophy; the pathological changes of the foot will also become more complicated, which will bring disadvantages to the treatment.
The treatment starts within a week of birth, when the deformity is soft, the bone changes are lighter, and it is easy to correct. The initial correction rate of the deformity can reach more than 95%. After the treatment, the brace should be continued until the age of 4-5 to prevent the deformity relapse.
The entire treatment takes a long time, and parents need to be patient and persevere and cooperate strictly in accordance with the doctor's guidance in order to achieve the desired effect.