Image based Question-66567

Diagnose the Condition of foot shown in Photograph

A. Equinovarus

B. Calcaneovarus

C. Equinovalgus

D. Calcaneovalgus

Correct Answer » D Explanation

calcaneovalgus (congenital calcaneovalgus) refers to flexible flatfoot in infants and young children;
frequently seen infant foot disorder w/ forefoot abducted and the ankle severely dorsiflexed;
mild form may be seen in upto 30% of infants but a more severe form is present in 1/000 infants;

Pathophysiology:

• common disorder presummed to be a result of intra uterine positioning;          

Muscle Imbalance:             

• occurs as a result of flaccid paralysis or weakness of the plantarflexors;
  n myelomeningocele, there is unopposed action of the tibialis anterior and/or extensor tendons;