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Talipes equinovarus or Club Foot
01 What Do I Need To Know?
Talipes equino-varus or club foot occurs commonly in newborn infants. In most cases it is postional and due to intrauterine compression, in theses cases the foot can be returned to the normal position and most correct with simple stretches.
In a small number approxiamtely 1-3 : 1000 births the foot cannot be returned to the normal postion and is fixed with the clubfoot (talipes) pointing downwards (equino) and turning inwards ( varus). The condition is often detected on the 18-20 week scan and is usually bilateral in 50%.
There are now specialised paediatric orthopaedic units who treat babies with CTEV using the Ponseti technique with excellent results. See the links below which detail the treatment.
02 What Others Say
- Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network
Orthopaedic fact sheet: Positional Talipes
Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Westmead, Sydney and John Hunter Childrens hospital
Congenital talipes equinovarus: information for parents with prenatal diagnosis at ultrasound
03 I Want To Know More
- Ponseti International
- Australian parent support website
- United Kingdom parent support website
- NGO: Global Club Foot Initiative
04 Clinicians Tools and Resources
- Australian Family Physician
Clubfoot: Advances in diagnosis and management
- Pediatrics Vol 113 No2 Feb 2004
Radical Reduction in the Rate of Extensive Corrective Surgery for Clubfoot using the Ponseti Method
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Last updated: 09/11/2013 by Dr Liz Hallam