2018-06-03

World Clubfoot Day 2018

Talipes Equinovarus (clubfoot)    
The term 'clubfoot' (Talipes Equinovarus) in the context of diagnoses refers to a deformed foot which exhibits a twisted configuration such that the sole cannot be placed flat on the ground.

Typically, it is either congenital (a birth defect) or the results of poliomyelitis, an infectious viral disease process affecting the central nervous system which can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.

World Clubfoot Day was introduced in 2013 by the Ponseti International Association, and is observed on the third of June each year corresponding to Ponseti's birthday.

The date arises from the signing of the Iowa Clubfoot Declaration during the 2nd International Clubfoot Symposium which was held in Iowa City, Iowa on October 4 and 5 in 2012.

The goal of World Clubfoot Day is to raise awareness about clubfoot disability and its prevention using the Ponseti method.