Clubfoot is a birth defect where one or both feet are twisted out of normal position, affecting about 1 in 1000 live births with boys more likely than girls. It is caused by a complex interrelationship between bones, ligaments, and muscles in the foot. There are three main types - idiopathic clubfoot which has no known cause, neurogenic clubfoot associated with neurological disorders, and syndromic clubfoot linked to genetic syndromes. Doctors evaluate clubfoot through family history, physical exam, imaging like ultrasound and x-rays, and sometimes CT scans.
3. DEFINITION
Clubfoot is a complex deformity of foot result of complicated interrelationship between
bone,ligaments and muscles.
OR
Clubfoot is a condition in which one or both feet are twisted into an abnormal position at
birth.The condition is known as talipes or talipes equinovarus.
4. INCIDENCE
It occurs in one out of 1000 live birth
Boys affected twice more than girls
