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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 9/2009

01-09-2009 | Orthopaedic • Radiology • Pathology Conference

Idiopathic Equinocavovarus Foot Deformity in an 8-year-old Girl

Authors: Keith J. Joe, MD, MC, USAF, Sonny S. Huitron, DO, MC, USA, John J. Crawford, MD, MC, USA, Spencer J. Frink, MD, MC, USAF

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 9/2009

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An 8-year-old girl presented to our clinic with a left foot deformity. According to the parents, the girl’s foot was normal in appearance until they noticed a prominence on the dorsal aspect of her foot while trying on shoes approximately 1 year previously. The patient also had progressive difficulty with walking owing to frequent inversion injuries, and problems with shoe wear attributable to the development of dorsal foot callosities. Her only other medical history was vesicoureteral reflux, for which she underwent surgery when she was 8 years old. …
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Metadata
Title
Idiopathic Equinocavovarus Foot Deformity in an 8-year-old Girl
Authors
Keith J. Joe, MD, MC, USAF
Sonny S. Huitron, DO, MC, USA
John J. Crawford, MD, MC, USA
Spencer J. Frink, MD, MC, USAF
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0677-6

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