ABSTRACT

Equinovarus deformity is encountered most commonly as congenital clubfoot (Figure 3.1a,b). However, an identical deformity can occur in neurological conditions such as injury to the common peroneal nerve (Figure 3.1c,d), spina bifida and poliomyelitis and in association with spastic paralysis. Equinovarus deformity is occasionally seen in association with tarsal coalition when it presents as a rigid deformity, akin to teratologic types.1