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A UK organisation that offers information, as well as running support groups and a contact register.
http://www.steps-charity.org.uk/

Produced in conjunction with the MSN Community, to offer advice and support.
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/clubfoot/

Includes information on cuboid osteotomy, personal insights, and a prayer board.
http://www.xprss.com/clubfoot

An article in SouthCoastToday that recommends treatment at a younger age.
http://www.s-t.com/daily/02-97/02-04-97/c02ho124.htm

A basic explanation, from the Southern California Orthopedic Institute, with two photos.
http://www.scoi.com/clubfoot.htm

Based in Australia. Includes personal accounts of the condition.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~tips/

Information about this deformity of the foot and calf, including available treatment options.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1048.html

A Rotary Club project in Uganda.
http://www.rotary5040.org/projects/clubfoot1.html

Information from the Houston Shriners Hospital.
http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/clubfoot2.html

Fact sheet from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1211.asp

Excerpt from a publication by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
http://www.aap.org/pubserv/essenexp.htm

Easy to understand information, and an orthopedic forum.
http://www.orthoseek.com/articles/clubfoot.html

Detailed article, looking at etiology, anatomy, the various treatments, and prognosis. Includes photos.
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic598.htm

Provides information, a Kids Club, and details of how to donate used splints to children in Papua New Guinea.
http://www.clubfootclub.org

Discussion of definition, treatment and prognosis, including references. [pdf]
http://www.posna.org/resources/c...urriculum/pdf/clubfootInfant.pdf

Contains information about the disorder and its treatment.
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/orthopedicsurgery/clubfoot.html

Made by a physiotherapist and the team of Professor Seringe "Saint Vincent de Paul" hospital Paris. Includes pictures and a video that shows the french functionnal treatment of clubfeet.
http://clubfootfrance.free.fr