[Congenital club foot].
Congenital talipes equinovarus is the most common deformity of the lower limb. The adequate treatment of clubfeet is still a challenge for orthopaedic surgeons and requires well-founded knowledge of pathoanatomy and established therapeutical options. This refresher, in addition to pathoanatomical fundamentals, provides an update on diagnostic and therapeutical facilities. By reviewing the results of conservative and surgical treatment concepts and their discussion it shall contribute to optimal individual management of congenital talipes equinovarus.
Orthopädisches Spital Speising, Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendorthopädie, Wien. karin.waschak@oss.at
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D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013165:Splints; D053656:Tenodesis / Q000379:methods