- Ignacio Ponseti
Ignacio Ponseti (born June 3, 1914 in the
Balearic Islands ) is a physician, specializing in orthopedics. A native of Spain, he fled theSpanish Civil War and became a faculty member and practicing physician at theUniversity of Iowa .He developed in the 1950s the
Ponseti Method (also known as the Ponseti Technique), a non-surgical technique that uses a series of casts, followed by a brace, to correctcongenital clubfoot . The condition causes a baby's feet to turn inward and downward; if not corrected, a child is unable to walk or move properly.Biography
Known for the method for
clubfoot treatment that bears his name, Ignacio Ponseti is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.Born 3 June 1914 in Menorca, part of the Balearic Islands, Spain, Ponseti was the son of a watchmaker and helped repair watches. The skill was said to eventually contribute to his abilities as an orthopedist.
External links
* [http://www.ponseti.info Ponseti International for health care providers]
* [http://www.ponseti.info/pia Ponseti International downloadable book on clubfoot treatment]
* [http://www.ponseti.info/parent Ponseti International for parents []
* [http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/orthopaedics/clubfeet/index.html University of Iowa website on clubfoot]
* [http://members.tripod.com/ponseti_links-ivil/id3.html Ponseti Links (a comprehensive list of links to information about Ponseti)]
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