What is clubfoot and what causes it?
Clubfoot is a foot deformity that children are born with. With clubfoot, the foot is pointed down and to the inside. We don’t know exactly what causes clubfoot but it appears to be due to abnormal muscles on the inside of the foot and lower leg which pull the foot in too tightly during fetal development. Clubfoot has a tendency to run in families. There is nothing that parents can do to prevent clubfoot, so there is no reason to feel guilty if you have a child with this disorder. Treatment of clubfoot is generally very successful. Most children will have feet which look normal or close to normal and will be able to participate in sports. If an individual has clubfoot on one side only, the calf muscles and foot on that side will generally stay a little smaller than the opposite side.
