Static, axial, and rotational deformities of the lower extremities are very frequent in children and often a reason for clinic visits. It is important to make a difference between physiological, usually spontaneously healing conditions, and real pathology. Flatfeet and less frequently cavus feet are the main foot problems. Special attention should be paid to the cavovarus foot that often has an...

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...

Cavo-varus deformity of the foot secondary to poliomyelitis, congenital club foot or other diseases is a rather complex deformity caused by imbalance of intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot. Correction by tarsal reconstruction with or without soft-tissue procedures is the accepted form of treatment. However, in children too young for tarsal reconstruction the problem remains, because the...

The C12orf65 gene is a nuclear gene that encodes a mitochondrial matrix protein contributing to mitochondrial translation. [1] C12orf65 gene-related diseases are rare and present with large heterophenotypes. Most of the reported patients have had optic atrophy with intellectual disability, encephalomyopathy, spastic paraplegia, and ophthalmoplegia. Peripheral neuropathy has been reported in one...

background motor skills disorder in children with motor dys-function is a common disorder in childhood. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of musculoskeletal disorders in children with developmental coordination disorder in comparison with healthy children. material and methods using developmental disorder coordina-tion questionnaire (dcdq'07), 59 male children...

Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by severe autosomal recessive genetic disorder of the central nervous (CNS) and peripheral system (PNS), affecting children young adults. Its onset before 25 years age, with mean ages death between 11 38 years, respectively. The incidence 1 in 30,000–50,000 persons. It caused, 97% cases, homozygous guanine-adenine-adenin...