Congenital Metatarsus Varus

Metatarsus primus varus. A statistical study.

A survey of 6000 schoolchildren discovered 36 cases of unilateral and 60 cases of bilateral hallux valgus, defined as a metatarsophalangeal angle of more than 14.5 degrees, measured on standing radiographs. Metatarsus primus varus was found not only in the early stages of hallux valgus but in the unaffected feet of children with unilateral hallux valgus. Adduction of the first metatarsal is not...

A method of correcting metatarsus primus varus; preliminary report.

Family Studies and the Cause of Congenital Club Foot. Talipes Equinovarus, Talipes Calcaneo-valgus and Metatarsus Varus.

This paper on congenital club foot in Devonshire is based on a study of 635 patients treated at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital, Exeter. It deals with the family history and associated congenital abnormalities, and attempts to clarify the causation of club foot. Particular attention is given to talipes equinovarus, and there are short notes on talipes calcaneo-valgus and metatarsus ...

Ball and socket ankle joint in metatarsus adductus varus. (S-shaped or serpentine foot).

Metatarsus adductus varus is characterised by fixed adduction and supination of the forefoot and valgus deformity of the heel. On weight-bearing this valgus becomes more pronounced, thus enabling the forefoot to pronate and increase its area of contact with the ground (Figs. 1 and 2). This rare and unyielding deformity of the forefoot and hindfoot must be clearly distinguished from the common m...

The Treatment of Congenital Talipes Equino-Varus

I'ALIPES EQUINO-VARUS is the most commoni orthopzedic problem which the newlyborn child presents to the doctor or surgeoni. It has been estimatcd that one baby in every thousand is born with some variety of foot (deformity. The vast majority of these deformities belong to the type we are at present conisidering. The analysis, given below, of 118 cases of congenital foot (leformities treated at ...