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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Pigeon-toed and Splay Foot

Pigeon-toed is a condition which causes the toes to point inward when walking. It is most common in infants and children under two years of age and, when not the result of simple muscle weakness, normally arises from one of three underlying conditions, a twisted shin bone, an excessive retroversion resulting in the twisting of the thigh bone when the front part of a person's foot is turned in.






Splayfoot is an abnormal width of the forefoot  in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards ,Splayfoot may develop slowly over 10 or 20 years, sometimes longer. The forefoot looks quite large for the size of the foot and for the width of the heel. Usually the big toe and second toe are affected. The angles between the toes are larger than they should be.











IMAGES OF SPLAY FOOT :



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