Patent ID: 7820183
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a patient with relapsed clubfoot, the method comprising: injecting an effective amount of a medicament comprising a botulinum toxin into at least two sites of a muscle adjoining said clubfoot-affected foot, said muscle selected from the group consisting of a tibialis posterior, gastrosoleus complex and abductor hallucis; correcting the position of the patient's clubfoot-affected foot after injection of said botulinum toxin and applying a first cast to the clubfoot-affected foot; permitting the patient to fully weight bear on the first cast; removing the first cast; and applying a second cast to the patient's clubfoot-affected foot, wherein the patient has not undergone previous invasive intervention, to thereby obtain correction after relapse and thereby treat the patient.