clubfoot

Examples

• All

• Ponseti's approach to clubfoot involves early manipulation and long leg casting.

  Academic text (2005)

• There are several different methods of classification used in the diagnosis of congenital clubfoot.

  Academic text (2005)

• Can anything be done about a clubfoot?

  High Sierra (1941)

• The role of nursing in the treatment of clubfoot should not be understated.

  Academic text (2005)

• The presence of clubfoot should therefore prompt providers to perform a multi-system physical examination.

  Academic text (2005)

• Correction of the older child/adult with congenital clubfoot is challenging and often involves extensive surgical reconstruction.

  Academic text (2005)

• After correction of the clubfoot, splinting is essential in preventing a recurrence of the deformity.

  Academic text (2005)

• Most orthopedic surgeons agree that the initial treatment of all clubfoot deformities should be nonsurgical.

  Academic text (2005)

• An untreated clubfoot deformity will continue to worsen over time, with secondary bony changes developing.

  Academic text (2005)

• Parents should be informed that a child with a clubfoot will often wear two different shoe sizes.

Synonyms

T

talipes

vsclubfoot

• Specialized

1 9.9

A foot that is twisted at birth and points down or inward

specifies the foot turned inward or downward rather than just generally twisted

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology