Club foot
One or both feet may suffer from club foot. For infants, it is not unpleasant, but if not treated, it can grow painful and make walking challenging.
Club foot causes
The reason for club foot is typically unknown. Since illness can run in families, there may be a hereditary component.
The likelihood of having a second kid with the ailment is roughly 1 in 35 if you already have a child with club foot or feet. There is a one in thirty chance that your child will have club feet if one of the parents has. About 1 in 3 risks exists if both parents have the disease.
Rarely major diseases like spin Bifida are connected to club foot.
Diagnosing club foot
The regular ultrasound scan between 18 and 21 weeks identifies clubfoot after the baby’s birth.
During pregnancy, talk to doctors and discover what to anticipate after your baby is born.
These unusual feet usually correct themselves by three months, but some babies may need a few physiotherapy sessions.
Treatment for clubfoot
The treatment for club foot typically begins within one to two weeks following your baby’s birth.
The Ponseti approach, the primary treatment, is gently moving and stretching your infant’s foot into a more favorable position.
This process goes into reputation each week for roughly five to eight weeks.
Most infants require a modest surgery to release the Achilles tendon at the back of their ankle.
An anesthetic is applied to remove the feet into a more natural position.
Your baby must wear special boots attached to a bar to prevent the club foot from returning. They’ll wear these all the time for the first three months, then overnight until they turn 4 or 5 years old.
Reviewed by – Dr. Priyanka, MBBS MD Microbiology
Page last reviewed: 16 JULY 2022