Clubfoot management during COVID-19 times: An Indian scenario

The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has been universal and swift inits spread. as orthopaedic surgeons, for the most of us this timeframe has reduced ouractivity to emergency and trauma cases only, with virtual outpatient clinics and no electivesurgeries. with some of the common deformity problems including clubfoot etc, whichcomprises a large number of children in the developing world, the management has beendeferred, without any regional and national guidelines being framed. updated guidelinesrelating to the management of clubfoot patients, in which parents can safely consultwith the orthopaedic surgeon and physical rehabilitation specialists will allow them tocope with this unprecedented situation. we revisit the current scenario and the possiblemanagement protocol in the context of covid-19 pandemic.