Pediatrics: feet and toes

1. What is metatarsus varus?
2. What is talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) and what percent require correction?
3 What is talipes calcaneovalgus?
4. What conditions are associated with cavus foot?

Answers:
1. Adduction of forefoot on hindfoot with heel in normal position. 85% correct by age 3-4 years.
2. Equinus or PF of foot, varus or inversion deformity at heel, forefoot varus. 50% require surgical correction.
3. excessive DF of ankle and eversion of foot, usually due to intrauterine position.
4. Poliomyelitis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Friedrich's ataxia. Usually associated with claw toes.