Foot Disorders
A 25-year-old woman presents with bilateral foot pain, recurrent ankle sprains, and difficulty finding comfortable shoes. Examination reveals high-arched feet with the first metatarsal plantarflexed relative to the lesser metatarsals. There is hindfoot varus that corrects when a block is placed under the lateral forefoot. She has weak ankle dorsiflexion and eversion, with hammer toe deformities. Family history reveals her father had similar feet and now uses a walking aid. Regarding cavovarus foot deformity:
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Cavovarus foot is characterized by high medial arch (cavus), hindfoot varus, forefoot pronation (fir...
The Coleman block test is essential for assessment: a block is placed under the lateral forefoot wit...
Cavovarus is usually idiopathic with no neurological cause; the hindfoot is in valgus; the Coleman b...
The muscle imbalance in CMT typically involves weak tibialis anterior (foot drop), weak peroneus bre...
Surgical treatment for flexible cavovarus includes first metatarsal dorsiflexion osteotomy, peroneus...
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