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clubfoot or talipes , deformity in which the foot is twisted out of position. Maldevelopment is usually congenital, although it can result from injury or disease (e.g., poliomyelitis) after birth. It can affect one or both feet. Often the foot is twisted downward, with the heel and toe turning inward, causing only part of the foot—the heel, the toes, or the outer margin—to touch the ground; walking is difficult or impossible. Correction can be made in infancy by manipulation, braces, and casts; in severe cases only surgery can correct the condition.

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talipes (tal-i-peez) n. club-foot: a congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the patient cannot stand with the sole of the foot flat on the ground. t. equinovarus the most common variety of talipes, in which the foot points downwards, the heel is inverted, and the forefoot twisted. t. valgus talipes in which the hind foot is twisted outwards. t. varus talipes in which the hind foot is turned inwards.

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club-foot (klub-fuut) n. see talipes.

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