6 Important Facts You Need To Know About Clubfoot

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6 Important Facts You Need To Know About Clubfoot
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Clubfoot a.k.a. talipes equinovarus is a foot
deformity that affects the tendons, bones and
muscles of one or both feet. A common indication
of this deformity is that the toes are pointing
downward, whereas the front side of the foot is
directed inward. If the deformity is diagnosed
in an early age of the child, it is crucial to
consult a club foot doctor in New York or any
other major city in the US. Mentioned here are
some of the important facts related to club foot
that every parent should know.
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About 1 in 1,000 babies is born with clubfoot in
the United States each year.
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Around 150,000 200,000 babies are born with
club foot deformity every year across the globe.
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Baby boys are twice more likely to experience
club foot than girls.
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Neuromuscular disorders, like cerebral palsy or
schistorrhachis, increase the probabilities of
clubfoot on birth.
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Approximately 80 of clubfoot sufferers are born
in low to mid-income countries.
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40 of club foot sufferers treated with Ponseti
method reported the reoccurrence of deformity.
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