Idiopathic congenital clubfoot is the most common serious musculoskeletal birth defect in the
United States and the world. The natural history of the deformity is to persist into adult life …

Purpose The aim of our study was to elucidate the gross anatomical changes of bones and
joints in idiopathic clubfeet. Methods Gross dissection was carried out on seven idiopathic …

Nine patients presenting during infancy were identified with clubfeet and absent anterior and
lateral compartment functions. We considered these to be neurogenic clubfeet. All patients …

Clubfoot is a descriptive term commonly applied to the clinical condition characterized by an
adducted forefoot, hindfoot varus, and ankle equinus deformity (Fig. 1). The terms clubfoot …

The medical records of 330 children who were born with uncomplicated congenital clubfoot
were reviewed retrospectively. To determine their months of conception, the duration of …

“The etiology of congenital clubfoot remains unknown”(15). To the germ plasm defect (11),
developmental arrest (2), and fetal theories (7) have been added the neurogenic (12) …

Introduction Congenital clubfoot is a common birth defect that affects at least 0.1% of all
births. Nearly 25% cases are familial and the remaining are sporadic in inheritance. Copy …

Although clubfoot (Congenital talipesequinovarus) is one of the most common congenital
abnormalities affecting the lower limb with an incidence of one to two per 1000 live births, it …

The incidence of clubfoot is 1 in 1000 live births and exhibits considerable variation among
different ethnic populations. 1, 2 Ethnic Chinese have a very low incidence of 0.39 per 1000 …

Congenital clubfoot is a common problem of uncertain etiology with a broad spectrum of
clinical severity. Much remains controversial and unsolved about this disorder. It is agreed …