Abstract
This chapter focuses on the diagnosis of clubfoot or talipes. Any deformity of the foot not limited to the toes commonly goes under the name of clubfoot or talipes. Talipes equines is the condition in which the forepart of the foot cannot be raised to the normal degree. A healthy adult, with the knee straight, can dorsiflex the ankle to such an extent that the ball of the great toe is two or three inches higher than the prominence of the heel. The degree of dorsiflexion is even greater in infants. With advancing years the movement becomes limited, especially in women who use high heels; old people may be unable to dorsiflex the foot beyond the right angle. In case of talipes calcaneus, the heel is depressed and the forepart of the foot elevated. Extension of the ankle is limited so that the forepart of the foot cannot touch the ground in walking. In talipes valgus, the foot is everted and abducted at the ankle-joint so that the inner malleolus is too prominent and too near the ground.
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