The nurse is assessing a 5-month-old girl who is confined due to congenital clubfoot. The infant is scheduled for corrective serial casting. Which of the following deformities would be present?
Explanation
• In clubfoot, the infant will have inversion, adduction, and equinus (plantar flexion) of the foot and ankle.
• The feet of many newborns turn in because of intrauterine position. This simple deviation needs no correction if the feet can be brought into the midline position by easy manipulation.
• Non-surgical treatment with the Ponseti method is the standard. This involves foot manipulations over time to correct the deformities. It was invented by Ignacio Ponseti of the University of Iowa.