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Understanding Clubfoot: Causes and Treatment by Phil Centeno is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Club foot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, is a birth defect where the foot is rotated internally. It involves deformities of the joints in the foot. Treatment involves manipulation of the foot and serial casting, most commonly using the Ponseti Method. This involves gradually correcting the deformity through manipulation and casting over several weeks, often including a small procedure to cut the Achilles tendon. Splinting is then used long-term to maintain the corrected foot position.
- Author
- Phil Centeno
- Language
- EN