Doctors use X-rays to check the progress. Casting generally repeats for 6 to 12 weeks, and may take up to four months. About half the time, your child's clubfoot straightens with casting. If it does, he or she will be fitted with special shoes or braces to keep the foot straight once corrected. These holding devices are usually needed until your child has been walking for up to a year or more.
Muscles often try to return to the clubfoot position.
This is common when your child is 2 to 3 years old, but may continue up to age 7. Surgery if needed Sometimes stretching, casting and bracing is not enough to correct your baby's clubfoot. This is usually done when your child is 6 to 12 months old. Surgery corrects all of your baby's clubfoot deformities at the same time. It's possible that your baby will not need another operation as the child grows.