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TALIPES CALCANEUS [1 record]

Record 1 1990-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

... a ... congenital abnormality of the foot in which the dorsum of the child's foot lies against the shin. There are frequently associated deformities of the sub-talar and mid-tarsal joints with the heel lying in the varus or valgus position (talipes calcaneo-varus, talipes calcaneovalgus).

OBS

Antonym: talipes equinus.

OBS

The term "talipes calcaneus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Variété de pied bot associant une flexion dorsale du pied qui le place sur la face antérieure du tibia (pied bot talus direct) ou sur la face antéro-externe du tibia (pied bot talus valgus).

OBS

Antonyme : pied bot équin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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