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Validity and Responsiveness of the Clubfoot Assessment Protocol (CAP). A Methodological Study
The Clubfoot Assessment Protocol shows in this study good validity and responsiveness. The CAP is more responsive when severity ranges between mild – moderate to severe, while the Dimeglio focuses more on the extremes. The ability to discriminate between...

Medscape News 2001: Hairy Patches and Twisted Feet: What's New in Pediatrics?
Carl St. Remy, MD Introduction What's new in pediatric orthopaedic diagnostics and treatment techniques? New research on the use of ultrasonographic screening for spinal dysraphism, nonsurgical management of clubfoot deformity, and off-label use of pamidronate for the treatment...

musculoskeletal dz is characterized by congenital immobility of multiple joints.
- there may be as many as 10 to 20 specific arthrogrypotic disorders, all with similar joint manifestations;
- believed to be caused by oligohydrmnios & conditions limiting fetal movement;
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in older pts (3-10 yo), medial opening or lateral column shortening osteotomies or cubital decancelization is recommended;

circumferential soft-tissue release involving posterior, medial, lateral, and plantar aspects of the foot; - its designed particularly to correct the horizontal subtalar rotation of the calcaneus that...

plantar, medial, posterior, and lateral, modifying the extent of release according to the severity of the deformity;

performed to correct equinus deformity at the ankle: - calcaneal (achilles) tendon is lengthened; - ankle joint capsule and all posterior tibiotalar, talofibular, & ...

one-stage soft-tissue posteromedial release;
- as a prerequisite, the forefoot adductus deformity should be passively correctable to neutral, inorder to avoid would healing problems following the release;
- posterior, medial, and subtalar soft-tissue contractures are...

List of references, mostly with abstracts on the Wheeless site

following are components of a Medial Release:
- recession or excision of abductor hallucis;
- elongation/release of: tibionavicular portion of deltoid ligament
- " ...

most common foot deformity in myelomeningocele;
- teratological club-foot deformity in children w/ myelomeningocele is often more severe and more rigid than seen in congenital club foot deformity;
- secondary foot deformities may...

Surgical Anatomy of Clubfoot:
- contractures of ankle, subtalar, talonavicular, & calcaneocuboid joints;
- forepart of foot is adducted & hind part of the foot is in varus angulation

requires subscription or Pay Per View Uglow INT J LOW EXTREM WOUNDS.2005; 4: 242-248