Nonneurologic Cavovarus Feet in Skeletally Immature Patients: Main Causes and Principles of Treatment.

Foot Ankle Clin · Dec 2023 · Review

Bergamasco JMP, De Marchi Neto N, Costa MT

Foot and Ankle Group, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, 916 Angélica Avenue, (608) São Paulo - Brazil 01228-000

Foot & Ankle Pediatric Orthopaedics

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONCavovarus foot describes three-dimensional deformity; classification by affected tripod leg (hindfoot, forefoot, first metatarsal) guides surgical planning.
Abstract, as published

The foot resembles a tripod. The 3 legs consist of (1) the tip of the heel, (2) the first metatarsal, and (3) the fifth metatarsal. This concept is useful to explain cavus or flat feet. When the tips of the tripod move closer, the arch becomes higher. The leg of the tripod that moves the most will determine the type of cavus feet, which can be hindfoot cavus, forefoot cavus, or first metatarsal cavus. Cavovarus foot denotes the presence of a three-dimensional deformity of the foot, but it is much more a descriptive feature than a diagnosis.

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