The Neglected clubfoot deformity is a major disability for children and adults in low income countries. The bones and joints of the foot deform into fixed equines, adducts, cavus, and supination as the patient walk on the side or dorsum of the foot. The Orthopaedic literature on clubfoot deformity focuses on early intervention in a resource-rich environment, with numerous surgical options outli...

A full-term, 24-day-old male newborn was admitted with deformed left pelvic limb. He was born of a nonconsanguineous couple without any medical history and no notion of congenital malformation in the family. The clinical examination revealed an anteromedial bony protrusion at the left knee, ipsilateral clubfoot and normal contralateral pelvic limb (Fig.1A). X-rays of the left pelvic limb showed...

OBJECTIVE Talipes equinovarus is traditionally viewed in the literature as a congenital disease. CASE REPORT We present here a case of the acquired talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) in a young adult patient that has developed the following osteomyelitis. RESULTS We have successfully corrected this condition by fibula extension and correction of foot and ankle deformity, using external fixation...

In a family and epidemiological survey of 66 cases of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita all cases were found to be sporadic and no family association with clubfoot, congenital dislocation of the hip, or hereditary neuromuscular disease was found. The mothers were significantly older than average. Oligohydramnios was noted in only one-third of cases but many other complications of pregnancy, in...