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HEEL VARUS [4 records]

Record 1 2000-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
CONT

medial heel wedge tilts the heel into varus and may be helpful in treatment of symptomatic pes planus and plantar fasciitis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-24

English

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

A decrease in the normal angle between the axis of the leg and that of the heel, as in the position of inversion.

French

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

Type de désaxation tibio-tarsienne dans laquelle l'axe de la jambe et celui du talon forment un angle ouvert en dedans, dépendant d'un vice de l'articulation sous-astragalienne ou d'un trouble musculaire (hypertonicité des jambiers ou du triceps). Le varus calcanéen peut compenser l'abaissement de la palette métatarsienne dans le pied creux. Il est source de douleur, car il supprime la désaxation tibio-astragalo-calcanéenne.

OBS

Définition d'après EMAPP 14116 A10, 1984, p. 6.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 1992-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
CONT

In summary, factors to consider in treatment are(1) the patient's age;(2) the flexibility of the condition;(3) the severity of deformity;(4) the presence of equinus;(5) abnormal shoe wear; and(6) the symptoms. When a child presents with severe flexible flatfoot one should rule out an underlying neuromuscular disorder and perform a complete biomechanical evaluation to ascertain any rotational or angular conditions of the legs that might influence the treatment. If a child is in... group III(ages 13 to 17) adolescent usually has the additional problem of a forefoot varus, which must be controlled using a forefoot post. It is also not unusual to have to add additional wedging inside the heel of the shoe to invert the heel.

OBS

post. A supporting part underlying a podiatric orthotic device.

OBS

Context extracted from Medicus data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
OBS

Par analogie avec "support post/montant de soutien" (Prothèses et orthèses, 1987, p. 58).

Spanish

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Record 4 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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