clubfoot
Noun
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Noun
clubfoot (plural clubfeet)
- (medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
- 2011 Nov. 1, Barry Meier, "Finding Inspiration in a Doctor’s Legacy ↗," New York Times (retrieved 17 May 2014):
- The cure developed by Dr. Ponseti in the 1950s relies on physical manipulation. In each step of the treatment, a child’s clubfoot is stretched and turned slightly outward, and a hip-to-foot plaster cast, like the ones shown in the photograph, is then applied.
- 2011 Nov. 1, Barry Meier, "Finding Inspiration in a Doctor’s Legacy ↗," New York Times (retrieved 17 May 2014):
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