RESIDUAL ADDUCTION OF THE FOREFOOT IN TREATED CONGENITAL CLUB FOOT

Residual adduction of the forefoot in treated congenital club foot.

Adduction of the forefoot is recognised as one element of the deformity of club foot. It commands little attention because it is one of the less disabling features, and it has been suggested that spontaneous correction eventually occurs (Wynne-Davies 1964). Metatarsus varus and talo-navicular subluxation, singly or in combination, are the two abnormalities responsible for this deformity. The ro...

Congenital Club-Foot

Congenital Club-Foot

The causes of congenital club foot.

Hippocrates was the first to suggest that permanent crippling can follow abnormal intrauterine pressure. More recently, Browne (1936) has been the foremost exponent of the view that this is a major cause of congenital club feet. The theory had first been challenged in the early 19th century by the authors of several very detailed studies on the condition. Little (1839) felt that the variety of ...

The treatment of congenital club foot.

An attempt has been made to assess the results of a method of treatment in 1 86 club feet in infants. The stimulus to study this problem came from the suggestion that insufficient knowledge was available to judge which of three early treatments was the best (Lloyd-Roberts 1964). It is hoped that this analysis may enable fact to replace supposition when the results of early treatment are discussed.