SA hosts first global conference on clubfoot

The first global conference on clubfoot begins in the South African city of Cape Town on Monday.

The congenital condition, in which a baby is born with one or both feet twisted inwards, affects about one child in 800.

The charity MiracleFeet says the vast majority don't receive the correct treatment and are often ostracised.

But specialists in countries including Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal have perfected a non-invasive method of turning the foot outwards using a series of plaster casts applied each week.

They say teenagers and even some adults are now able to correct their feet in this way.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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