title: [The congenital club foot].
abstract: The congenital clubfoot of infancy to-day is curable in 90% of cases. Aim of the treatment is normalization of form, function and growth. With combined therapy according to Imhäuser optimal results are possible: 1. Immediately after birth--depending on the general condition of the newborn--reposition of all components without the talipes equinus component; plastercasts are changed frequently till the third or fourth month of life; 2. surgical development of the heel; calcaneal equinus is corrected by elongating the tendocalcaneus combined with arthrolysis of the ankle joint; 3. intensive clinical treatment by physiotherapy; 4. ambulant orthopedic controls at regular intervals till the end of skeletal growth.
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D001915:Braces; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
vernacular_title: Der angeborene Klumpfuss.