http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Club-Foot-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:06:20 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Abnormal-Chromosome-Causes-Clubfoot-70811-1.htm The most common cause of inherited clubfoot has been revealed, believe scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. By performing a routine genetic screening on 66 patients with an inherited form of clubfoot, Dr. Christina Gurnett, and her colleagues found abnormalities in a region of chromosome 17 in four patients. Three of the patients had small recurrent DNA duplications, and one had a small recurrent DNA deletion on chromosome 17. "What we're learning about ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Abnormal-Chromosome-Causes-Clubfoot-70811-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Clubfoot-Recurrence-More-Common-Among-Native-American-Children-Study-48206-1.htm Native American children who live in rural areas are at greater risk of clubfoot recurrence following treatment than other rural populations, and researchers are beginning to understand why. According to a study published in the March 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), cultural differences and communication barriers are factors that appear to contribute to this increased risk. In the Ponseti technique, after repetitive casting, a brace is used to treat the affected foot....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Clubfoot-Recurrence-More-Common-Among-Native-American-Children-Study-48206-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Mutation-Could-Cause-Club-Foot-43273-1.htm Genetic mutation could cause club foot, US study suggests. Club foot, in which the foot turns inward and downward, making walking difficult, is one of the most common severe musculoskeletal birth defects, with a worldwide incidence of one in 1,000 live births, according to the researchers. The foot resembles the end of a golf club (hence its name). The most common form of clubfoot is known as 'equinovarus', clubfoot is also known as Talipes Equinovarus or Talipes. About half of club foot cases affect ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Mutation-Could-Cause-Club-Foot-43273-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Innovation-in-Clubfoot-Treatment-22812-1.htm A new brace that maintains correction for clubfoot, a birth defect in which the foot is turned in toward the body, has shown better compliance and fewer complications than the traditional brace used to treat the condition. Matthew B. Dobbs, M.D., associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the School of Medicine, designed the new dynamic brace, called the Dobbs brace, to allow active movement, preserve muscle strength in the foot and ankle and be less restrictive to the child than the traditional brace....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Innovation-in-Clubfoot-Treatment-22812-1.htm