FOREFOOT

Question 1

metatarsus adductus angle

at birth?

adult?

Answer 1

30 degrees

<15 degrees, greater than 15 degrees causes an adducted gait

Question 2

this angle is measured as the line bisecting they 2nd met relative to a line bisecting the lesser tarsus

Answer 2

metatarsus adductus angle

Question 3

this angle is seen as a line bisecting the 2nd met relative to a line representing a bisection of the rearfoot

attempts to view any midfoot component of the forefoot adduction

Answer 3

forefoot adductus

Question 4

adducted forefoot should be assessed how?

Answer 4

both metatarsus and forefoot adductus angle

Question 5

forefoot adductus is a reducible deformity caused by?

Answer 5

soft tissue

Question 6

this is more of a fixed osseous deformity?

Answer 6

metatarsus adductus