Page 14 - 2. CONGENITAL TALIPES

PATHOANATOMY

All the tissues of the foot : the bones,joints,ligaments and muscle

have developmental abnormality.

i. Bones

• Smaller than normal

• Neck of talus is angulated so that the head of talus faces

downwards and medially.

• Calcaneum is small and concave medially.

ii. Joints

• Deformities occur from the malpositioning of different joints 14