Question
Identify this type of Foot abnormality:
A. Cavus
B. Calcaneus
C. Equnus
D. Valgus
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Ans:A. Cavus
TYPES OF FOOT ABNORMALITITES
- Equinus: (derived from ‘equine’ i.e., a horse who walks on toes). This is a deformity where the foot is fixed in plantar-flexion.
- Calcaneus (reverse of equinus): This is a deformity where the foot is fixed in dorsiflexion.
- Varus: The foot is inverted and adducted at the mid-tarsal joints so that the sole ‘faces’ inwards.
- Valgus: The foot is everted and abducted at the mid-tarsal joints so that the sole ‘faces’ outwards.
- Cavus: The logitudinal arch of the foot is exaggerated.
- Planus: The longitudinal arch is flattened.
- Splay: The transverse arch is flattened.
