Cavus foot
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Cavus Foot

What is a Cavus Foot? Cavus foot is a condition in which the foot has a very high arch. … Cavus foot is often caused by a neurologic disorder or other medical condition, such as cerebral palsy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, spina bifida, polio, muscular dystrophy, or stroke. An accurate diagnosis is important because the underlying cause…

Residual Poliomyelitis
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Residual Poliomyelitis

What is a Residual Poliomyelitis? Deformities after polio arise due to residual paralysis that weakness the limb after acute attack of polio. The medical term for this is post polio residual paralysis. Weakened muscle strength, imbalance of the forces acting on a joint and unequal growth of affected and unaffected muscles results in limb length…