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Jones J, Harvey J, St-Amant M, Hindfoot varus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23712
Hindfoot varus describes a relatively varus position of the calcaneus which is adducted and rotated under the talus . This is best appreciated on a weightbearing DP foot radiograph as a relative reduction in the angle formed between the mid-talar and mid-calcaneal axes (the talocalcaneal angle ).
Hindfoot varus may occur in isolation, but is usually present in patients with congenital talipes equinovarus clubfoot).
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