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  2. Clubfoot - Wikipedia

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    For example, a research study found an alarmingly high incidence of club foot and limb contractures associated with iatrogenic amniotic leakage caused by early amniocentesis between the 11th and 12th week of gestation. [23] Intrinsic factors. Chromosomal abnormalities found in 30% and 2% of complex clubfoot and isolated clubfoot respectively. [24]

  3. 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.

  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. Trichophyton rubrum - Wikipedia

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    Trichophyton rubrum is a dermatophytic fungus in the phylum Ascomycota.It is an exclusively clonal, [2] anthropophilic saprotroph that colonizes the upper layers of dead skin, and is the most common cause of athlete's foot, fungal infection of nail, jock itch, and ringworm worldwide. [3]

  6. Diseases of the foot - Wikipedia

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    Any part of the foot can be affected by diseases, with symptoms ranging from mild aches to more serious pain hindering one's ability to walk or bear weight. Most minor cases of foot pain can be responded to by home care treatments. However, when severe pain is present, medical attention is required as it is a disabling condition.

  7. Athlete's foot - Wikipedia

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    Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by a fungus. [2] Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. [3] In rare cases the skin may blister. [6] Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toes. [3]

  8. Onychomycosis - Wikipedia

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    The condition returns in up to half of cases following treatment. [2] Not using old shoes after treatment may decrease the risk of recurrence. [3] Onychomycosis occurs in about 10 percent of the adult population, [2] with older people more frequently affected. [2] Males are affected more often than females. [3]

  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 ...