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  2. Clubfoot - Wikipedia

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    Clubfoot is a congenital or acquired defect where one or both feet are rotated inward and downward. [1] [2] Congenital clubfoot is the most common congenital malformation of the foot with an incidence of 1 per 1000 births. [5]

  3. Hecht Scott syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Common physical symptoms show a short leg, the ankle and foot being short and deformed, absence of rays and bowing of the tibia. [4] Another physical symptom is the presence of contralateral oligosyndactyly of the hand. [1] Hecht Scott syndrome is also associated with psychosocial morbidity and mortality. [4]

  4. Pes cavus - Wikipedia

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    Pes cavus can occur from four primary causes: neurological conditions, trauma, undertreated clubfoot, or idiopathic with other underlining conditions. [9]Bilateral presentation (i.e., in both feet) often occurs due to a hereditary or congenital source, whereas a unilateral presentation (i.e., in one foot) is often the result of trauma.

  5. Ponseti method - Wikipedia

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    Ponseti treatment was introduced in UK in the late 1990s and widely popularized around the country by NHS physiotherapist Steve Wildon. The manipulative treatment of club foot deformity is based on the inherent properties of the connective tissue, cartilage, and bone, which respond to the proper mechanical stimuli created by the gradual reduction of the deformity.

  6. Foot deformity - Wikipedia

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    A foot deformity is a disorder of the foot that can be congenital or acquired. Above is a foot of a black boy who did not wear shoes, and below is another foot of a white boy. His feet were completely deformed due to wearing tight shoes for a long period of time. Such deformities can include hammer toe, club foot, flat feet, pes cavus, etc.

  7. Diseases of the foot - Wikipedia

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    The most common cause of foot pain is wearing ill fitting shoes. Women often wear tight shoes that are narrow and constrictive, and thus are most prone to foot problems. Tight shoes often cause overcrowding of toes and result in a variety of structural defects. The next most common cause of foot disease is overuse or traumatic injuries. [3]

  8. Distal 18q- - Wikipedia

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    As mentioned above, distal 18q- is associated with an increased incidence of clubfoot and rocker bottom feet. Also, a significant chance of developing pes planus or pes cavus exists. People with distal 18q- frequently have overlapping toes. Scoliosis and genu varum are also known orthopedic complications in children and adults with distal 18q-.

  9. Hope Walks - Wikipedia

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    Foot abduction brace used by Hope Walks. Hope Walks uses a method to treat infants born with clubfoot, known as the Ponseti method. This non-surgical method corrects the clubfoot with a series of casts over the course of four to six weeks, slowly manipulating the foot into a correct position. Typically, this method also includes a tenotomy ...