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Ikirenge cy’igikombe ni uburwayi bwavutse hamwe aho ikirenge kimwe cyangwa byombi byahindukira imbere kandi hasi, bigatuma kigaragara nk’icyahindutse. Iki kibazo kigira abana bagera kuri 1 kuri buri 1,000 bavutse ku isi hose, bigatuma kiba kimwe mu bibazo by’amagufwa byavutse hamwe bisanzwe.
Inkuru nziza ni uko ikirenge cy’igikombe kivurwa neza iyo kimenyekanye hakiri kare. Hamwe no kwitabwaho neza no kuvurwa, abana benshi bafite ikirenge cy’igikombe bashobora kugenda, kwiruka, no gukina nk’abandi bana. Gusobanukirwa iki kibazo birashobora kugufasha kumva ufite icyizere cyinshi ku rugendo ruri imbere.
Ikirenge cy’igikombe kibaho iyo imitsi n’udupfukamira mu kirenge cy’umwana wawe ari migufi kandi ikomeye kurusha uko bikwiye. Ibi bikura ikirenge mu mwanya utari mwiza usa nk’aho cyahindukiye imbere.
Ijambo ry’abaganga ry’ikirenge cy’igikombe ni “congenital talipes equinovarus,” ariko abaganga benshi n’imiryango bakunze kuriyita ikirenge cy’igikombe. Ikirenge risanzwe rigana hasi kandi imbere, aho uruhande rwacyo rugana ikindi kirenge.
Hari ubwoko bubiri nyamukuru bw’ikirenge cy’igikombe. Ubwoko busanzwe cyane ni ubwitwa “idiopathic clubfoot,” bisobanura ko kibaho ubwacyo hatari ikindi kibazo. Ubwoko buke cyane bujyana n’ibindi bibazo by’ubuzima nk’umugongo utagira amagufwa cyangwa indwara y’ubwonko.
Ikirenge cy’igikombe gisanzwe kigaragara igihe umwana avutse, kandi ushobora kubona uko kigaragara vuba. Ikirenge cyahindutse kizaba kigaragara cyane bitandukanye n’ikirenge cy’umwana wavutse.
Dore ibimenyetso nyamukuru uzabona:
Ni ngombwa kumenya ko ikirenge cy’igikombe ubwacyo kitatera ububabare mu bana bato. Umwana wawe ntazaba afite ikibazo kubera uko ikirenge cye kiri, nubwo ibi bishobora guhinduka uko akura iyo iki kibazo kitavuwe.
Abaganga basobanura ikirenge cy’igikombe mu buryo butandukanye kugira ngo bafashe kumenya uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura. Gusobanukirwa ubwoko bwabyo birashobora kugufasha kuganira neza ku kibazo cy’umwana wawe n’itsinda rye ry’ubuvuzi.
Uburyo busanzwe bwo gushyira ikirenge cy’igikombe mu byiciro ni impamvu yacyo:
Abaganga kandi basobanura ikirenge cy’igikombe hakurikijwe uburemere bwacyo. Ikirenge cy’igikombe cyoroshye gishobora kugenda gato n’ukuboko, mu gihe ikirenge cy’igikombe gikomeye kigoye cyane kugihindura. Muganga wawe azapima ubwoko bw’umwana wawe afite mu isuzuma rya mbere.
Impamvu nyakuri y’ibimenyetso byinshi by’ikirenge cy’igikombe ntirazwi, ibyo bishobora gutera ababyeyi batakaza icyizere bashaka ibisubizo. Icyo tuzi ni uko ikirenge cy’igikombe gikura mu mezi atatu ya mbere y’inda iyo imiterere y’ikirenge n’ukuguru kw’umwana wawe iba ikura.
Ibintu byinshi bishobora gutera ikirenge cy’igikombe:
Ni ngombwa gusobanukirwa ko nta kintu wakoze cyangwa utakoze mu gihe cy’inda cyateye ikirenge cy’igikombe cy’umwana wawe. Iki kibazo ntikirindwa, kandi ababyeyi ntibagomba kwibasira.
Ikirenge cy’igikombe gisanzwe kimenyekana nyuma y’ivuka mu isuzuma rya mbere ry’umwana wawe. Ariko, rimwe na rimwe rishobora kumenyekana mu gihe cy’inda binyuze mu buryo bwo kubona amashusho, akenshi hagati y’ibyumweru 18-20.
Ugomba gushaka ubufasha bw’abaganga vuba ubonye ibimenyetso byose by’ibi nyuma y’aho ubuvuzi bwatangiye:
Kuvurwa hakiri kare ni ingenzi kugira ngo hagurwe ibyiza. Abaganga benshi b’abaganga b’abaganga bagira inama yo gutangira kuvura mu byumweru bike bya mbere by’ubuzima iyo amagufwa y’umwana, ingingo, n’imitsi ari byoroshye.
Nubwo ikirenge cy’igikombe gishobora kuba ku mwana uwo ari we wese, ibintu bimwe bishobora kongera amahirwe y’iki kibazo. Gusobanukirwa ibyago bishobora kugufasha kumenya icyo witeze, nubwo ufite ibyago ntibihamya ko umwana wawe azagira ikirenge cy’igikombe.
Ibyago nyamukuru birimo:
Nubwo ibyo byago biriho, abana benshi bavuka badafite ikirenge cy’igikombe. Iki kibazo kenshi kibaho kidateganijwe hatari impamvu cyangwa ibyago byamenyekanye.
Iyo ikirenge cy’igikombe kivuwe neza kandi hakiri kare, abana benshi bakura batagira ibibazo bikomeye by’igihe kirekire. Ariko, gusobanukirwa ibibazo bishoboka birashobora kugufasha guhora uhagaze kandi ukorana n’itsinda ryawe ry’ubuvuzi.
Iyo kitavuwe, ikirenge cy’igikombe gishobora gutera ibibazo bikomeye:
Nubwo havuwe neza, bamwe mu bana bashobora kugira ibibazo bito nk’itandukaniro rito mu bunini bw’ikirenge cyangwa kugabanuka kw’ubushobozi bwo kugenda. Ibi bibazo bisanzwe birashobora kuvurwa kandi ntibigira ingaruka ku mirimo ya buri munsi.
Uburyo bwo kuvura ikirenge cy’igikombe ni uburyo bwa Ponseti, buhinduje uburyo bwo kuvura ikirenge cy’igikombe mu myaka mike ishize. Ubu buryo buvuga neza ikirenge cy’igikombe mu bipimo bigera kuri 95% hatakenewe kubaga.
Uburyo bwa Ponseti bugizwe n’ibice byinshi:
Igikorwa cyo gupfuka gisaba kwihangana no kwiyemeza kw’imiryango. Buri cyumweru, muganga wawe azakorakora ikirenge cyane kandi azashyiraho igisakazwa gishya. Ubu buryo buhoro buhoro butuma imitsi yoroha ihinduka buhoro buhoro kandi mu mutekano.
Mu bihe bike aho uburyo bwa Ponseti budakora neza, ibindi bikorwa bishobora kuba bikenewe. Ibi bishobora kuba harimo ibindi bikorwa byo kubaga kugira ngo hahindurwe imiterere y’ikirenge n’imikorere yacyo.
Kwitwara mu gihe cyo kuvura ikirenge cy’igikombe iwawe bisaba kwitondera ibintu byinshi no gukomeza, ariko imiryango myinshi imenyera neza uko ibintu bigenda. Itsinda ryawe ry’ubuvuzi rizagutanga amabwiriza yihariye ku kibazo cy’umwana wawe.
Mu gihe cyo gupfuka, dore ibyo ushobora gukora:
Mu gihe cyo kwambara inkweto, gukomeza kuba ingenzi mu kwirinda gusubira inyuma. Inkweto zishobora kugaragara nk’izidashimishije mbere, ariko abana benshi barazimenyera mu minsi mike. Gukomeza gahunda yo kwambara inkweto bifasha guhamya ibyiza by’igihe kirekire.
Kwitwara mu gihe cyo gusura muganga wawe bishobora kugufasha gukoresha neza igihe cyawe n’itsinda ry’ubuvuzi kandi bikaguha amahirwe yo kubona ibisubizo by’ibibazo byawe byose. Kwitwara neza bigabanya umunaniro kuri wowe n’umwana wawe.
Mbere y’ubugenzuzi buri bwose, tekereza gutegura:
Ku bijyanye no gupfuka, bambika umwana wawe imyenda yoroshye gukura ku maguru. Zana ibiryo n’ibikinisho ku bugenzuzi burebure, kuko igikorwa gishobora gufata igihe.
Ikintu cy’ingenzi cyo kwibuka ku kirenge cy’igikombe ni uko kivurwa neza iyo kimenyekanye hakiri kare kandi kivuwe neza. Hamwe n’uburyo bwa Ponseti, abana benshi bafite ikirenge cy’igikombe bakura bakabaho ubuzima busanzwe, bukorwa.
Ubwiza bw’ibikorwa biterwa ahanini no gukurikiza gahunda y’ubuvuzi buri gihe, cyane cyane mu gihe cyo kwambara inkweto. Nubwo urugendo rusaba kwihangana no kwiyemeza, ibyavuye muri byo bisanzwe byiza. Abana benshi bafite ikirenge cy’igikombe kivuwe neza bashobora kwitabira ibikorwa byose, harimo n’imikino ihiganwa.
Wibuke ko urugendo rwa buri mwana rufite ikirenge cy’igikombe ari rwose. Bamwe bashobora gutera imbere vuba mu buvuzi, abandi bakeneye igihe cyangwa ibindi bikorwa. Gukorana n’itsinda ryawe ry’abaganga no gukomeza gahunda y’ubuvuzi biha umwana wawe amahirwe meza yo kugira ibyiza.
Yego, abana benshi bavuwe ikirenge cy’igikombe bagenda neza. Hamwe no kuvurwa neza hakoreshejwe uburyo bwa Ponseti, abana benshi bashobora kwiruka, gusimbuka, no gukina imikino nk’abandi bana. Nubwo ikirenge cyahindutse gishobora kuguma gito cyangwa kidakora neza, ibi ntabwo bigira ingaruka ku mikorere cyangwa imirimo ya buri munsi.
Ubuvuzi bukomeye bwa mbere busanzwe bufata amezi 2-3, harimo ibyumweru 6-8 byo gupfuka bikurikirwa n’igikorwa gito. Ariko, icyiciro cyo kwambara inkweto gikomeza kugeza ku myaka 4-5 kugira ngo birinde gusubira inyuma. Imiryango myinshi isanga nubwo igihe kigaragara kirekire, ingaruka ya buri munsi igabanuka cyane nyuma y’amezi make ya mbere.
Igikorwa cyo gupfuka no gukorakora ntabwo gisanzwe biteye ububabare ku bana, nubwo bamwe bashobora kuba bafite ikibazo mu gihe cyo guhindura igisakazwa. Igikorwa cya Achilles tenotomy gikorerwa hakoreshejwe imiti igabanya ububabare, ku buryo abana batumva ububabare mu gihe cy’igikorwa. Abana benshi baramenyera inkweto nyuma y’igihe gito cyo guhuza.
Ikirenge cy’igikombe gishobora gusubira inyuma iyo gahunda yo kwambara inkweto idakurikizwa buri gihe, niyo mpamvu icyiciro cyo kwambara inkweto nijoro ari ingenzi cyane. Iyo imiryango ikomeza gahunda yo kwambara inkweto, ibyago byo gusubira inyuma biracye cyane. Iyo gusubira inyuma bibayeho, bishobora kuvurwa neza hakoreshejwe ibindi bisakazwa cyangwa ibindi bikorwa bito.
Abana benshi bafite ikirenge cy’igikombe kivuwe neza ntibakenera inkweto zidasanzwe cyangwa ibikoresho uko bakura. Mu gihe cyo kwambara inkweto, bazambara inkweto zategetswe, ariko nyuma y’aho ubuvuzi burangiye, inkweto zisanzwe zisanzwe zikora neza. Bamwe mu bana bashobora gukunda uburyo runaka bw’inkweto kubw’ibyishimo, ariko ibi biterwa n’ibyifuzo by’umuntu aho kuba ibikenewe mu buvuzi.
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