Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Physiotherapy for CONGENITAL TALIPES EQUINOVARUS
1.
2. Sreeraj S R
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psdsqsdAxc0&ab_channel=NationalGeograp
hic
• Anatomy of foot
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROd1Acma64o&ab_channel=RandaleSechre
st
3. Sreeraj S R
Introduction
• Congenital Club Foot (CCF) OR CTEV
• Deformities occurring at the region of the ankle,
subtaloid and mid-tarsal joints.
• Three different types:
1. Idiopathic
2. Neurogenic and
3. Syndromic
4. Sreeraj S R
Aetiological theories
• The ‘mechanical forces’ or ‘positional’
hypothesis due to uterine restriction.
• The bone/joint hypothesis
• The connective tissue hypothesis
• The vascular hypothesis
• Neurological hypothesis
• The developmental arrest hypothesis
5. Sreeraj S R
• The severity of the deformity depends on the degree of displacement, whereas
• The resistance to the treatment is determined by the rigidity of the soft tissue structures.
• Wolf’s law: states that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is
adapt to the loads under which it is placed.
• Davis law: Intermittent stretch causes collagenous tissues to hypertrophy until the resulting
hypertrophy until the resulting increase in strength reduces elongation in tension to some minimum
level (stretch-hypertrophy rule).
•
6. Sreeraj S R
• The underlying deformity of clubfoot can be divided into four components,
“CAVE”.
1. Cavus: Forefoot plantar flexion
2. Adductus: Talonavicular and tarso metatarsal joint
joint
3. Varus: Primary at sub talar joint but entire tarsus rotated except talus.
tarsus rotated except talus.
4. Equinus: At the ankle joint plantar flexion of the forefoot.
forefoot.
7. C a v u s : the foot has a high arch, or a caved
appearance.
A d d u c t u s : the forefoot curves inwards toward the
big toe.
V a r u s :. the heel is inverted, or turned in, forcing one
to walk on the outside of the foot which is fixed in this
position
E q u i n u s : the foot is pointed downward, forcing one
to walk on tiptoe because the Achilles tendon is tight
and pulls the foot downwards.
8. Sreeraj S R
Soft Tissue
• Posterior contracture: Tendo Achilles, Tibiotalar
capsule, talocalcaneal capsule, posterior talofibular
ligament, calcaneo fibulas ligament. These structures
resist equinus correction.
• Medial: Most important and most resistant structures
Tibialis posterior, deltoid, talonavicular capsule and
spring ligament.
• Subtalar: Talocalcaneal interosseous ligament,
bifurcated Y ligament.
• Plantar: Abductor Hallucis, intrinsic flexors, quadratus
plantae, plantar aponeurosis.
10. Sreeraj S R
Management of CTEV
Aims:
• To correct the deformity early
• To correct the deformity fully
• Hold the correction until growth stops.
Non-operative treatment:
• Manipulation and serial casting
• Stretching and adhesive strapping (French method)
• Dennis - Browne splinting
• Education and instructions to the mother and/or
parents
11. Sreeraj S R
The Pirani Score
• The Pirani Score is a simple and reliable system to
determine severity and monitor progress in the
Assessment and Treatment of Clubfoot.
• The Pirani Score is also utilized to assist in
determining when to perform the Tenotomy.
• A Pirani Scoring 4 or more is likely to require at least
four casts, and one scoring less than 4 will require
three or fewer.
• A foot with a hindfoot score of 2.5 or 3 has a 72%
chance of requiring a tenotomy, which is done when
the midfoot score is less than 0.5.
12. Sreeraj S R
Stretching and casting (Ponseti Method)
• The Ponseti method entails weekly serial
manipulation and casting according to a specific
protocol followed by heel cord tenotomy when
necessary.
• The components of the clubfoot deformity must be
corrected in the sequence C-A-V-E.
WATCH
• https://youtu.be/IVOUKTZaI4w?t=47
13. Sreeraj S R
Stretching and adhesive strapping
• Before commencing the procedure, the right knee
should be in 900 flexion to prevent damage to the
lower end of tibial and fibular epiphyses, and the
knee joint.
• Each of the above manipulation is for about two
minutes and the entire procedure repeated four
times.
• The soft tissues of the foot is passively stretched to
correct adduction, inversion and equinus.
14. Sreeraj S R
Stretching and adhesive strapping
To correct adduction
• The forefoot is uncurled so that it moved away from the
ipsilateral heel (that is forefoot abduction).
To correct the inverted foot.
• The foot is turned such that the sole faced outward (that is
eversion)
To correct the equinus (plantar flexion deformity)
• The heel is cupped with the right hand from the front of the
foot and an upward pressure is applied to it bringing the
forefoot upward. This brings the ankle into dorsiflexion.
15. Sreeraj S R
Stretching and adhesive strapping
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgp3Id9rX9k&ab
_channel=TaralNagda
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF9AupChJhs&a
b_channel=Nemours
16. ▸ To maintain the feet in the corrected
position, strapping was commenced.
https://youtu.be/R76sG0L9Co8?t=271
Stretching and adhesive strapping
17. ▸ Used when long leg cast is removed
after 3 weeks of treatment.
▸ The bar is fit shoulder-width apart
and worn full time for the 1st two
months.
Dennis - Browne splinting
18. Sreeraj S R
Education to the mother and/or parents
• Give assurance that the deformity would be corrected
with her co operation, consistency and compliance and
the progress is gradual.
• Convey the importance of follow up when the baby starts
walking.
• Teach her how to mobilize the feet in the absence of
strap.
• Observe at frequent intervals for unusual crying by the
baby, swollen or bluish coloration of the toes and report
the same to hospital.
• Advised her to prevent the strapping or plaster from
being wet or soiled.
19. Sreeraj S R
Further View
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHe92JffIs&ab_
channel=hitechlabsrl
20. Sreeraj S R
References
1. Ezeukwu AO, Maduagwu SM. Physiotherapy management of an infant with Bilateral Congenital
Talipes Equino varus. Afr Health Sci. 2011;11(3):444-448.
2. Sahoo J. Club Foot / CTEV [Internet]. [cited 2020 Dec 30]. Available from:
http://svnirtar.nic.in/sites/default/files/resourcebook/23._club_foot-Dr_J_Sahoo.pdf
3. Wikipedia Contributors. Wolff’s law [Internet]. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation; 2020 [cited 2020
Dec 30]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff%27s_law#cite_note-1
4. Wikipedia Contributors. Davis’s law [Internet]. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation; 2020 [cited 2020
Dec 30]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%27s_law
5. Adewole A, Williams OM, Shoga MO, Kayode MO, Giwa SO. Experience with Ponseti Protocol and
Achilles Tenotomy in The Management of Clubfoot at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital,
lagos, Nigeria. J West Afr Coll Surg. 2017;7(2):65-76.
6. Pirani Score [Internet]. Physiopedia. 2011 [cited 2021 Jan 1]. Available from: https://www.physio-
pedia.com/Pirani_Score
7. Ponseti IV. Treatment of congenital club foot. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992 Mar;74(3):448-54.
8. Ponseti method [Internet]. Physiopedia. 2013 [cited 2021 Jan 1]. Available from:
https://tinyurl.com/y87your3
9. Ezeukwu AO, Maduagwu SM. Physiotherapy management of an infant with Bilateral Congenital
Talipes Equino varus. African Health Sciences. 2011;11(3):444–8.
10. Club Foot(Congenital talipes equinovarus) - The Nepali Doctor [Internet]. The Nepali Doctor. 2020
[cited 2021 Jan 2]. Available from: https://thenepalidoctor.com/club-foot/
Idiopathic Clubfoot
Also known as talipes equinovarus, idiopathic clubfoot is the most common type of clubfoot and is present at birth. This congenital anomaly is seen in one out of every 1,000 babies, with half of the cases of club foot involving only one foot. There is currently no known cause of idiopathic clubfoot, but baby boys are twice as likely to have clubfoot compared to baby girls.
Neurogenic Clubfoot
Neurogenic clubfoot is caused by an underlying neurologic condition. For instance, a child born with spina bifida A clubfoot may also develop later in childhood due to cerebral palsy or a spinal cord compression.
Syndromic Clubfoot
Syndromic clubfoot is found along with a number of other clinical conditions, which relate to an underlying syndrome. Examples of syndromes where a clubfoot can occur include arthrogryposis, constriction band syndrome etc
The ‘mechanical forces’ or ‘positional’ hypothesis
Hoffa (1902) believing that restriction of fetal foot movement by the uterus caused CTEV.
Also arguing against the positional hypothesis is the fact that clubfoot can be detected from the second trimester, long before any uterine pressure would be exerted on the developing embryo in most cases.
The bone/joint hypothesis
The bone/joint hypothesis postulates that positional bony abnormalities underlie the anomaly. Hippocrates wrote: ‘The deformity involves the entire combination of bones which make up the skeleton of the foot. All the changes seen in the soft part are secondary …’
The connective tissue hypothesis
This is supported by the association of CTEV with joint laxity (Wynne-Davis, 1964. Affected children have marked plantar fibrosis at surgery.
Ippolito & Ponseti (1980) documented the presence of increased fibrous tissue in muscles, fascia, ligaments and tendon sheaths.
Atlas et al. (1980) performed a systematic pathological study of 12 fetuses with CTEV. They concluded, ‘muscular, tendinous, fascial & other soft tissue elements are not conspicuously abnormal’.
The vascular hypothesis
Atlas et al. (1980) documented vascular abnormalities in ‘all deformed feet of 12 foetuses’. At the level of the sinus tarsi there was blocking of one or more branches of the vascular tree of the foot.
Individuals with idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus have muscle wasting of the ipsilateral calf, which may be related to reduced perfusion through the anterior tibial artery in development.
Support for a neurological hypothesis
Talipes equinovarus is a feature of many neurological syndromes; for example, it is often seen in association with neurological abnormalities that are secondary to spina bifida. Abnormal nerve conduction was reported in 18 of 44 cases of CTEV, with eight of these 18 cases having abnormality at the spinal level (Nadeem et al. 2000).
The developmental arrest hypothesis
During late normal human limb development (9–38 weeks), chondrification of the foot is completed, ossification commences, joint cavitation and ligament formation is completed, and the distal limb rotates medially (Bareiter, 1995).
Böhm (1929) concluded that ‘a severe club-foot resembles an embryonic foot at the beginning of the second month … and the deformity is accompanied by underdevelopment of the bones and muscles. His findings were later replicated by Kawashima & Uhthoff (1990). These studies support the view that clubfoot may arise due to an arrest of the normal medial rotation of the foot in late foetal development. Indeed, it may be that CTEV occurs as a result of aberrant genetic control of this rotation process, or its disruption.
Wolff's law
developed by the German anatomist and surgeon Julius Wolff (1836–1902) in the 19th century.
If loading on a particular bone increases, the bone will remodel itself over time to become stronger to resist that sort of loading.
The internal architecture of the trabeculae undergoes adaptive changes, followed by secondary changes to the external cortical portion of the bone, perhaps becoming thicker as a result.
The inverse is
if the loading on a bone decreases, the bone will become less dense and weaker due to the lack of the stimulus required for continued remodeling. This reduction in bone density (osteopenia) is known as stress shielding
Davis's law
is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is the corollary to Wolff's law
It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed.
Contributors to Wikimedia projects. bone development disease [Internet]. Wikipedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.; 2004 [cited 2020 Dec 31]. Available from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubfoot
All the motion of the foot occurs around the talus
Calcaneo pedis block
All correction occurs simultaneously by abduction around the talus
Correction occurs by allowing normal tarsal bone kinematics