Metatarsus Adductus (Subscribe)  

Report on experience with MTA
W Bohne Bull N Y Acad Med. 1987 November; 63(9): 835–838.

Notes from the Family Practice Notebook (FPN)
Epidemiology
  1. Most common congenital foot deformity
  2. Incidence: 1-2 per 1000 live births
  3. More common in female infants
  4. Left-side more commonly affected than right

AKA MT Varus
- But some reserve this for the more rigid form of MA
Definition
ADD of the forefoot at the TMTJ
- Intrauterine positional deformity / Packaging defect

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
a condition in which the there is medial displacement of the metatarsals on the cuneiform;
- forefoot is adducted at the tarsal metarsal joint;
- usually seen in the first year;
- is bilateral in 50% of...

Objectives
1. Define malformation, deformation, dysplasia
2. Discuss treatment principles for congenital deformations
3. Describe the natural history for metatarsus adductus and pes calcaneovalgus
4. Discuss treatment for metatarsus adductus and pes calcaneovalgus

Author: Tracey Manifis
The term metatarsus adductus describes a transverse plane deformity in which the metatarsals are medially deviated in relation to the longitudinal axis of the lesser tarsus, with the apex of the deformity at Lisfranc’s articulation