What is Clubfoot?

What is Clubfoot?

• Clubfoot: Congenital foot birth deformity turning the foot inward.
• Clubfoot: A deformed foot in which the foot is plantarflexed, inverted and adducted.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Clubfoot: congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Clubfoot is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Clubfoot, or a subtype of Clubfoot, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Clubfoot: Introduction

Types of Clubfoot:

Broader types of Clubfoot:

• Foot conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Clubfoot?

Incidence (annual) of Clubfoot: about 1 per 1,000 births¹.
Incidence Rate of Clubfoot: approx 1 in 68,000 or 0.00% or 4,000 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Clubfoot?

Patient Profile for Clubfoot: Appearing at birth as a congenital defect. More common in twins.

Gender Profile for Clubfoot: More males than females.

What causes Clubfoot?

Causes of Clubfoot: see causes of Clubfoot

What are the symptoms of Clubfoot?

Symptoms of Clubfoot: see symptoms of Clubfoot

Clubfoot: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Clubfoot.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Clubfoot.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Clubfoot: see treatments for Clubfoot
Research for Clubfoot: see research for Clubfoot

Organs Affected by Clubfoot:

Organs and body systems related to Clubfoot include:

• Foot

Name and Aliases of Clubfoot

Main name of condition: Clubfoot

Class of Condition for Clubfoot: birth.defect

talipes

Equinovarus, Talipes Source - Diseases Database

Talipes, Clubfoot
Source - WordNet 2.1

Congenital Talipes Equinovarus, Pie Torcido (Spanish), Talipes, Talipes equinovarus, CTEV, Talipes equinovarus, CTEV, Congenital Talipes Equinovarus, Pie Torcido (Spanish)
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Clubfoot:

• Talipes equinovarus
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• Breech presentation
• Amniotic band syndrome

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