Congenital talipes equinovarus is a common anomaly which can now be diagnosed prenatally on a routine ultrasound scan at 20 weeks of gestation. Prenatal counselling is increasingly offered to parents with affected fetuses, but it is difficult to counsel parents if there is a chance that the fetus may not have talipes. Our study correlates the prenatal ultrasound findings of 14 infants diagnosed...

A staged method of surgical management for congenital talipes equinovarus is described. The hindfoot was corrected and rebalanced early in 125 feet, and in 66 feet a second-stage medial forefoot correction was performed in the second, third or fourth year. The hindfoot relapsed in 19% and the forefoot in 9%; these feet were treated by further soft-tissue surgery. No bony operation was necessary...

In 1947, LaForet and Lynch first described the association between maternal infection by Varicellazoster virus during the beginning of gestation and congenital anomalies in the newborn(1). Today varicella during pregnancy is a very rare condition. Primary infection by varicella during gestation is estimated to affect one to seven per 10 thousand pregnant women(2). The Varicella-zoster virus is ...

BACKGROUND Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) is one of the most common congenital pediatric orthopedic foot deformity, which varies in severity and clinical course. Assessment of severity of the club foot deformity is essential to assess the initial severity of deformity, to monitor the progress of treatment, to prognosticate, and to identify early relapse. Pirani's scoring system is mo...

The aim of this study was to define objectively gait function in children with treated congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) and a good clinical result. The study also attempted an analysis of movement within the foot during gait. We compared 20 children with treated CTEV with 15 control subjects. Clinical assessment demonstrated good results from treatment. Three-dimensional gait analysis prov...

Background: Congenital deformity of both feet is also called clubfoot. A common congenital orthopedic condition characterized by an excessively turned in the foot (equinovarus) and high medial longitudinal arch (cavus). If neglected can result long‐term disability pain. Interventions be conservative such as splinting or stretching surgical. Talipes equinovarus one more abnormalities affecting l...

This paper examines local theories of the causation of clubfoot expressed by the guardians of children undergoing treatment at clinics run by the Malawi National Clubfoot Programme (MNCP). Core data was collected and analysed using qualitative methodologies of critical medical anthropology. Sixty detailed case studies were completed, each based on an extended open-ended interview with patient g...

Objective Talipes equinovarus (TEV) is a common birth defect. Differentiation between isolated and complex TEV is fundamental due to its effect on prognosis. Association between TEV and poor neurological outcome is more prominent in complex cases and highlights the significance of brain evaluation. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the contribution of fetal brain MRI to sonographic e...

Clubfoot affects 1 in 1000 live births, although little is known about its genetic or developmental basis. We recently identified a missense mutation in the PITX1 bicoid homeodomain transcription factor in a family with a spectrum of lower extremity abnormalities, including clubfoot. Because the E130K mutation reduced PITX1 activity, we hypothesized that PITX1 haploinsufficiency could also caus...

lend to communicate with Denis Browne, one of London's leading orthopaedic surgeons, who had some new ideas on the treatment of clubfoot. After having obtained rather indifferent and unsatisfactory results with all of the older, out-of-date though standard methods of treating clubfoot,we were only too glad to get these newer ideas, which incidentally are especially suitable for India where so m...