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club foot deformity, club foot repair, talipes equinovarus, talipes, clubfoot, foot is turned inward, downward at birth, remains stuck in this position, resisting realignment, clubfoot, most common disorder, the legs that children, born, range from mild, flexible to severe, rigid, the condition inherited risk factors, family history, the disorder, male, occurs in, 1 per 1,000 live births, physical appearance, feet affected, foot turns inward, downward at birth, resisting realignment, calf muscle, foot slightly smaller than normal, disorder is identified, a physical examination, a foot x-ray performed, a clubfoot treated by manipulating the foot into a correct position, casting the foot to maintain the position, orthopedic specialist, started, ideally, shortly after birth, reshaping the foot is easiest, gentle manipulation, stretching, recasting occurs every week to improve the position, the foot, generally, 10 casts, final cast remains in place, 3 weeks, foot is realigned, correction is maintained, a special type of brace, consisting of shoes attached to a bar, best results, the brace is worn nearly fulltime, 3 months, at night, naps, up to 3 years, severe cases of clubfoot, require surgery manipulation process is not successful, deformity returns, continued evaluation, foot is fully grown, outcome, defects, not be totally correctable, treatment the appearance, function, the foot, improved, treatment less successful clubfoot is associated, birth disorders, child is treated, clubfoot, swelling, bleeding, change in color, the toes occurs under the cast, toes disappear, cast, cast slides off, foot begins to turn in again after treatment.