Bilateral Club Feet

Bilateral Club feet, is often just simply Club Feet. The Medical Term is Congenital Talipes Equinovarus. It can affect either one foot or both, depending on the person. Club Feet is a common birth defect which can occur in 1 out of every 1,000 live births. It occurs in more male than female, also 50% are Bilateral, which means both feet are affect. There is no cure for Club feet. It can only be helped with Surgery but even then it is not helpful for some it is while others it isn't.

With Club feet, the foot is turned inward toward the inside of the Ankle. Why is it like that? Because the Achilles Tendon is pulled to tight which makes it turn inward toward the inside.

Some people may believe Club Feet is a Death Sentence. In the past it would have been because it was a deformity. Culture wise it may be different for all, but sometimes those with Birth Defects were often killed. Birth Defects in Society on usually frowned upon in some cases. If you lived then you were one of the lucky ones. A person with Club feet will often have Surgery or in some cases use non-surgery actions as a way to help them.

One of the Surgeries that may been used is called the Tenotomy, which is the cutting release of the Achilles tendon, which alleviates, the ankle causing the tendon to be release and the foot to relax. Another Surgery option is the Anterior Tibial Tendon Transfer, which is removing the tendon from the 1st toe, and moving it to the third to release the foot as well. The non-surgical method is called the Ponseti Method, which is applying plaster casts to the feet to keep them in place. The foot is turned each week, replaced by a new cast for a total of 8 weeks.

Anyone can have Club feet, even Celebrities or people in history.

Damon Wayans
Actor


Kristi Yamaguichi
Figure Skater


Tutankhamun
Pharaoh

Born.

The reason for this certain blog mine, is because I was born with Bilateral Club Feet. I'm Eighteen years old as of now. Many people do not know I have issues with my feet because I hide it well. It' s not that I'm embarrassed to let people know, it's just annoying to explain for me. I created this blog to spread the word, and help those who may be in the same situation as I am.

Since I've been born, I've had three surgeries. My latest was in 2009, it wasn't so bad for the most part except. The doctor told me, I would be fine and healed in 6-8 weeks. That went by, until almost 10 months later. During that time, I was in a wheelchair. Most of my friends and the people around me, thought it was great to be in a wheelchair, well try being in one for 10 months. I see people in wheelchairs who may not have the same issue as me, but I do have respect for them.