SONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF CLUBFOOT DEFORMITY IN YOUNG-CHILDREN

We report a new diagnostic imaging technique for talipes equinovarus. Sonographic assessment of the medial border of the foot offers insight into the center of tarsal malalignment at the talonavicular joint. Te chnique, observations, and interpretation of the findings are delineat ed and compared with current radiologic evaluation of talonavicular al ignment according to the method of Si mons in 38 cases. The TnC(E)-ang le is introduced as a sonographic measure to quantify talonavicular ma lalignment in clubfeet. Sonographic results of clubfeet are compared w ith those of a group of 98 normal feet. The practical implications of the method as a means for planning and control of treatment in clubfoo t deformity are dis cussed.