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Cosmo had recently lost an eye; Hook was born with a clubfoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
When grown in quantity or repeatedly in one spot, they can foster a root-distorting fungus called clubfoot.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The book explains clubfoot and how the Ponseti method can correct it.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
This is the ideal time to correct clubfoot.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
He has a clubfoot like Byron, which was why he hadn’t joined up.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Elijah is often carried because of his limb difference and clubfeet, meaning that instead of being straight, his feet are twisted inward and his toes point downward.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
In Chile, baby Bernardo’s parents said they visited with a few doctors about their child’s clubfeet before eventually connecting with Dalia Sepulveda, a Chilean doctor in who serves on Ponseti International’s advisory board.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2014
Several mummies revealed instances of cleft palate, clubfeet, flat feet and bone degeneration.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2010
Kristi was born with clubfeet, but the condition was corrected, and by six she was on the ice for keeps.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stearman discovered that the Siriono were thirty times more likely to be born with clubfeet than typical human populations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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