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Clubfoot - treatment options.
Clubfoot is a curvature of the shape of the foot as a result of deformation of the musculoskeletal structures that form the foot.
Clubfoot is usually congenital, but there is also clubfoot, which is the result of other diseases acquired over the course of life (trauma, muscle tissue disease, joint disease, bone disease).
The causes of congenital clubfoot are still the subject of research, but trends leading to the development of clubfoot have been identified:
- incorrect position of the fetus in the womb,
- bad habits of pregnant women,
- toxic effects of the environment,
- side effects of chemicals.
The abnormal deformity of the foot is based on shortening of the bone structures (talus), shortening of the muscles of the foot, and neuropathic changes in the area of the foot.
Outward signs of clubfoot are obvious:
- The leg is twisted, the load when walking falls on the outer side of the foot, the skin on which begins to harden,
- The rise of the foot (above the norm) can be changed,
- Outwardly, the walking of a clubfoot person looks as if he rakes with his feet, steps with one foot over the other.
Clubfoot is dangerous because the functioning is impaired with improper support on the foot in other joints of the limbs: in the ankle joint, in the knee joint and in the spine as a whole, since the load on it is not distributed correctly.
For the treatment of clubfoot, hardware diagnostics are performed: X-ray, computed tomography, if necessary.
In early infancy, clubfoot correction begins with fixation bandages that change the shape of the foot and its turn. Mild clubfoot can be corrected conservatively: orthopedic shoes, orthopedic insoles, splinting.
Severe forms of clubfoot require surgical intervention, in which plastics and lengthening of tendons, aponeuroses, ligaments, muscle tissues are performed, followed by six-month fixation. Usually, surgery is performed at the age of one to two years - as early as possible.
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