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
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