Clubfoot is a birth defect where one or both feet are rotated inwards and downwards. The affected foot, calf and leg may be smaller than the other. In about half of those affected,both feet are involved.
Causes
Genetics
Risk factors
Skeletal abnormalities
Disruption in a neuromuscular pathway,
Gender: Males are twice as likely as females to be born with clubfoot.
Genetics: If a parent who was born with clubfoot, their children have a higher chance of having a child with the same condition
Assessment findings and symptoms
The top of the foot twists downwards and inwards
The arch is more pronounced and the heel turns inward
The foot may look as if it is upside-down
The calf muscles tend to be underdeveloped
Causes unkwon (idiopathic)
Management
Stretching and casting
Tendon transfer surgery
Health education
If mother notice any red spots or blisters on your child’s feet, call the orthotist
The child is expectedto fuss for the first couple of days in the brace