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