TY - JOUR
T1 - A 30 year functional follow-up of a neglected congenital clubfoot in an adult
T2 - A case report
AU - Salina, G.
AU - Chotigavanichaya, C.
AU - Otsuka, N. Y.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Neglected congenital clubfoot in adults has been described in literature, but is not common to see adult patients with this orthopaedic disorder in developed countries with 30 years of follow-up. We report an asymptomatic case of neglected congenital clubfoot in an adult, who is incidentally seeking treatment for her 18-month-old son with congenital clubfoot. Although the cosmetic appearance is unacceptable, this mother remarkably has no functional limitations and for this reason she refuses any surgical treatment for her foot. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an untreated congenital clubfoot with 30 years follow-up.
AB - Neglected congenital clubfoot in adults has been described in literature, but is not common to see adult patients with this orthopaedic disorder in developed countries with 30 years of follow-up. We report an asymptomatic case of neglected congenital clubfoot in an adult, who is incidentally seeking treatment for her 18-month-old son with congenital clubfoot. Although the cosmetic appearance is unacceptable, this mother remarkably has no functional limitations and for this reason she refuses any surgical treatment for her foot. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an untreated congenital clubfoot with 30 years follow-up.
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U2 - 10.1177/107110070002101210
DO - 10.1177/107110070002101210
M3 - Article
C2 - 11139034
AN - SCOPUS:0034489383
SN - 1071-1007
VL - 21
SP - 1037
EP - 1039
JO - Foot and Ankle International
JF - Foot and Ankle International
IS - 12
ER -