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Clubfoot eMedicine
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Clubfoot can be classified as (1) postural or positional or (2) fixed or rigid. Postural or positional clubfeet are not true clubfeet. Fixed or rigid clubfeet are either flexible (ie, correctable without surgery) or resistant (ie, require surgical release, though this is not entirely true according to the Ponseti experience).
The Pirani, Goldner, Di Miglio, Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD), and Walker classifications have been published, but none are universally used.
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Patel
Institution: eMedicine
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Foot Deformities: Congenital Foot Deformities: Clubfoot
- - Orthopedic Topics: Paediatric Orthopaedics: Foot Disorders: Clubfoot
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Added: Mon Aug 26 2002
Last Modified: Mon Nov 12 2007