Are clubbed feet genetic?

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asked Jul 4, 2019 in Baby/Newborn by AchingBack (290 points)
Are clubbed feet genetic?

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answered Jul 4, 2019 by Judy (56,120 points)
There's really no exact known cause of babies being born with clubbed feet.

However it's been shown that clubbed feet is most commonly occurring in boys and is usually passed down through families.

So if someone other family member has been born with clubbed feet then it's likely that someone else could be born with clubbed feet.

So yes Clubbed Feet can be considered to be caused through genetic issues.

Clubbed Feet is basically a birth defect but other than it being possibly genetic there's no other known cause.

Clubbed Feet can sometimes be corrected during infancy in about six to eight weeks with the proper gentle manipulations and plaster casts.

So it doesn't always mean the baby will be clubbed footed for the rest of it's life it it's treated in time.

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