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Update on clubfoot
Author(s) -
Gibbons Paul J,
Gray Kelly
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12167
Subject(s) - clubfoot , medicine , congenital talipes equinovarus , prenatal ultrasound , psychological intervention , prenatal diagnosis , pediatrics , ponseti method , surgery , pregnancy , fetus , nursing , deformity , biology , genetics
Congental talipes equinovarus, or clubfoot, remains one of the commonest congenital limb deformities. The genetics of this condition are not yet fully understood. It is increasingly being diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound with implications for prenatal counselling. With the widespread acceptance of the P onseti method of clubfoot treatment major surgical interventions are needed much less frequently and long‐term outcomes are improved.