- equinovalgus
- SYN: talipes e..
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equi·no·val·gus (e-kwi″no-valґgəs) talipes equinovalgus.
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equinovalgus
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pes equinovalgus — see under talipes … Medical dictionary
talipes equinovalgus — a deformity of the foot in which the heel is elevated and turned outward from the midline of the body … Medical dictionary
Talipes — Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common ("classic") type of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus), the foot is turned in sharply and the person seems to be walking on their ankle.… … Medical dictionary
pes — 1. [TA] SYN: foot (1). 2. Any footlike or basal structure or part. 3. Talipes. In this sense, p. is always qualified by a word expressing the specific type. [L.] p. abductus SYN: talipes valgus. p. adductus SYN … Medical dictionary
Congenital absence of the fibula — is a congenital disorder where in one or both legs there is a fibrous band instead of the fibula. The result tends to be: Short deformed leg Absence of part of the ankle joint, and what is left is unstable; the foot has an equinovalgus deformity… … Wikipedia
fibular hemimelia — hemimelia of the lower limb in which the fibula is primarily affected, ranging in severity from mild shortening to total absence of the fibula. It results in leg length discrepancy with deformity of the foot (usually equinovalgus), flexion… … Medical dictionary
