Babies with clubfoot can walk but they may have trouble walking normally unless the clubfoot is treated.
Clubfoot typically doesn't cause any problems until your child starts to stand and walk.
If the clubfoot is treated, your child will most likely walk fairly normally.
He or she may have some difficulty with: Movement.
Clubfoot most often presents at birth.
Clubfoot is caused by a shortened Achilles tendon, which causes the foot to turn in and under.
Clubfoot is twice as common in boys.
Treatment is necessary to correct clubfoot and is usually done in two phases — casting and bracing.
Clubfoot is usually a defect during the growth of the baby in the womb.
Clubfoot is a common type of birth defect that affects muscles and bones in the feet. Instead of being straight, a clubfoot points down and turns in.
This twisting causes the toes to point toward the opposite leg.
A baby can be born with the defect in one or both feet.
Doctors can sometimes correct clubfoot through a combination of procedures such as stretching, casting, and bracing.
When clubfoot is treated properly and corrected children born with clubfoot and usually enjoy a lot of activities that other children do without any trace of deformity.
So if your baby was born with clubfoot and it's fixed early on then it can usually be corrected without surgery.