Talipes Disorders

Question 1

Where does the word Talipes originated?

Answer 1

formed from the Latin word TALUS (ankle) and PES (foot)

Question 2

Other word for talipes which means permanent crippling

Answer 2

clubfoot

Question 3

Which gender is talipes most common?

Answer 3

Boys

Question 4

It is inherited as —- pattern since it occurs as a unilateral problem

Answer 4

polygenic pattern

Question 5

It is developed mostly because of their intrauterine position

Answer 5

Pseudo Talipes

Question 5

It is developed mostly because of their intrauterine position

Answer 5

Pseudo Talipes

Question 6

Four Types:

Answer 6

1. Plantar Flexion
2. Dorsiflexion
3. Varus deviation
4. Valgus Deviation

Question 7

an equinus or “horsefoot” position, with the forefoot lower than the heel

Answer 7

Plantar Flexion

Question 8

calcaneus or the heel is held lower than the

Answer 8

Dorsiflexion

Question 9

the foot turn in

Answer 9

Varus deviation

Question 10

the foot turns out

Answer 10

Valgus deviation

Question 11

Therapeutic Management:

Answer 11

*Correction
*cast (extends above the knee)
*Evaluate crying episodes (pain)
*change casts almost every 1 to 2 weeks
*casts are removed after 6 weeks
*Perform passive foot exercise
*Sleep in Denis Browne Splint or high top shoes
*Surgery is an option if casts didn’t work

Question 12

Infants grow so rapidly in the neonatal period that casts for Talipes deformities must be changed when?

Answer 12

almost every 1 or 2 weeks

Question 13

shoes attached to a metal bar to maintain position

Answer 13

Denis Browne Splints