Pes Cavus (High arch foot)
Author May 6, 2022
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Pes Cavus (High arch foot)

Pes Cavus or High arch foot is characterized as it is not flattened on weight-bearing or during the gait cycle Etiology of Pes Cavus Neuromuscular causes Muscular dystrophy Becker’s Duchenne’s Neuropathies Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy I and II Cord lesion Poliomyelitis Syringomyelia Diastomatomyelia Tethered cord Cerebral disorder Cerebral palsy Friedreich ataxia Tripod analogy of […]

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Hammer toe and Claw toe
Author April 15, 2022
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Hammer toe and Claw toe

Hammer toe and claw toe deformities are deformities of toes due to the imbalance in muscle and tendon maintaining normal cascade of the foot. Claw Toe Hammer Toe All toes involved Only 1-2 toes involved Always extension at MTP joint Extension at MTP (+/-) Flexion at DIP Not seen Caused mainly by neuromuscular disease No […]

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