PEDIATRICS Vol. 4 No. 6 December 1949, pp. 810-819
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EARLY TREATMENT OF METATARSUS VARUS (ADDUCTUS)

A. B. SIRBU M.D.1 and BEN COLLOFF M.D.1

1 The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Calif.

Early recognition and treatment of a common deformity of the foot in infants is urged.

The pathology of metatarsus varus has been described, emphasizing the normal hindfoot in the pre-ambulant child. Metatarsus varus may be the precursor of a late hallux valgus deformity. The most efficient method of treatment is the use of wedge casts. None of the cases reported required operative procedures for correction.

Submitted on February 21, 1949