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Cosmo had recently lost an eye; Hook was born with a clubfoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Her life has been marked by the stigma of clubfoot, and she wipes away tears as she recalls her childhood.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
According to the charity MiracleFeet, of the nearly 10 million people alive today who were born with clubfoot, as many as eight million have never received treatment.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
Its low-slung body is covered with thick reddish-brown hair, as are its five legs, each of which ends in a clubfoot.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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
Son of a Los Angeles dry cleaner, Sherry was born with clubfeet, did not recover from corrective surgery until he was twelve.
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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