4. Talipes (club foot)

AZAMGARH : UP RBSK team of doctors cured anjali , Child of 6.6. age. Child was suffering with 4. Talipes (club foot) disease from birth and now treatment is going on under the supervision of UP RBSK doctors. Now anjali will be able to continue as a normal child and family members are very happy as they got this all help from government in free of cost. @dmazamgarh http://vdsai.com/vdsai/single_story.php?sno=1513

What is 4. Talipes (club foot)

Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common ("classic") type of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus), the foot is turned in sharply and the person seems to be walking on their ankle. Talipes equinovalgus: Malformation of the foot evident at birth in which the heel is elevated like a horse's hoof (equino-) and the heel is turned outward (valgus).

This is a type of congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes.
Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital physical disabilities worldwide, known to occur in 1-3 of every 1,000 births worldwide with evidence of higher rates in our country.

Explain to the parents that this condition if intervened early can be treated using a series of plaster casts over 4 - 6 weeks to correct the deformity, followed by use of Braces.
If the condition is mild and foot is mobile at ankle, the mother can be reassured that doctors will teach her exercises to help correct child's foot.