Nonneurologic Cavovarus Feet in Skeletally Immature Patients: Main Causes and Principles of Treatment.
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Abstract
The foot resembles a tripod. The 3 legs consist of (1) the tip of the heel, (2) the first metatarsal, and (3) the fifth metatarsal. This concept is useful to explain cavus or flat feet. When the tips of the tripod move closer, the arch becomes higher. The leg of the tripod that moves the most will determine the type of cavus feet, which can be hindfoot cavus, forefoot cavus, or first metatarsal cavus. Cavovarus foot denotes the presence of a three-dimensional deformity of the foot, but it is much more a descriptive feature than a diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Talipes Cavus
- Foot Deformities, Acquired
- Flatfoot
Anatomy
- foot