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Club Foot
A club foot, or congenital
talipes equinovarus (CTEV), is a congenital
deformity involving one foot or both. The
affected foot appears rotated internally at the
ankle. TEV is classified into 2 groups: Postural
TEV or Structural TEV. Without treatment,
persons afflicted often appear to walk on their
ankles, or on the sides of their feet. It is a
common birth defect, occurring in about one in
every 1,000 live births. Approximately 50% of
cases of clubfoot are bilateral. In most cases
it is an isolated dysmelia. This occurs in males
more often than in females by a ratio of 2:1.
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