Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot

Figure 17

Ignacio Ponseti, MD
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(Kite's error). By abducting the forefoot against pressure at the calcaneocuboid joint the abduction of the calcaneous is blocked thereby interfering with the correction of the heel varus. Grasping the heel with the hand will prevent the calcaneus from abducting.


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