Clubfoot

Clubfoot: Introduction

Clubfoot: Congenital foot birth deformity turning the foot inward. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Clubfoot is available below.

Symptoms of Clubfoot

• Foot clubbing
• Clubfoot
• Foot turns inward
• Difficulty standing
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Clubfoot:

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  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Clubfoot

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Clubfoot?

• Misdiagnosis of Clubfoot
• Hidden causes of Clubfoot (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Clubfoot: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Clubfoot:

• Ankle Care & Injury
• Leg Care & Injury
• Knee Care & Injury
• more product offers...»

Misdiagnosis and Clubfoot

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Clubfoot: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Clubfoot

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Clubfoot:

• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Clubfoot, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Clubfoot

• Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
• Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 3
• Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome
• Diastrophic dwarfism
• Chromosome 18 trisomy syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 9 causes of Clubfoot

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More information about causes of Clubfoot:

• Clubfoot as a symptom

Treatments for Clubfoot

• Splinting
• Manipulation
• Surgery
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Clubfoot

Medical news articles related to Clubfoot include:

• Gene Plays Key Role in Clubfoot
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Clubfoot

Patient Surveys for Clubfoot

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Clubfoot
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Reseach about Clubfoot

Visit our research pages for current research about Clubfoot treatments.

Clinical Trials for Clubfoot

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Clubfoot include:

• Pedobarographic Assessments of Clubfoot Treated Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy of Botox in Patients With Idiopathic Clubfoot - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botox
• A Double-Blind, Randomized Control Trial Comparing Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox) and Placebo in the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botox
• Post Marketing Surveillance Study of Dysport - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Spastic Equinovarus Foot After Stroke - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinic toxin
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Clubfoot

• Medical statistics for Clubfoot
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Clubfoot
• Death and Mortality statistics for Clubfoot
• Society statistics for Clubfoot

Clubfoot: Broader Related Topics

• Foot conditions
• more types...»

Types of Clubfoot

Stories from Users Related to Clubfoot

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Clubfoot, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Clubfoot:

A deformed foot in which the foot is plantarflexed, inverted and adducted. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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)