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This study aimed first to describe the development of foot length in a consecutive series of children with congenital clubfoot and second to relate foot length to development of relapse and motion quality.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Foot length was measured every 6 months in 72 consecutive children with congenital clubfoot (29 bilateral) aged from 2 to 7 years. The initial treatment was nonsurgical followed by standardized orthotic treatment. Foot length growth rate was calculated every half year. In children with unilateral clubfeet, the difference in foot length between the clubfoot and the contralateral foot was calculated. Motion quality was evaluated by the Clubfoot Assessment Protocol (CAP). Student\u2019s t test, the Mann\u2013Whitney <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic> test and Spearman\u2019s correlation were used for group comparisons. Bonferroni correction was used when multiple comparisons were performed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Clubfeet were smaller <jats:italic>(P\u2009&lt;<\/jats:italic>\u20090.001) than reference feet at all ages but had a similar growth rate up to age 7. Unilateral clubfeet with greater difference in size compared with the contralateral foot at the first measurement, relapsed more frequently (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.016) and correlated with poorer motion quality (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.4; <jats:italic>P\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\u20090.011).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>As previously reported, clubfeet were smaller than reference feet at all ages. The growth rate, however, was similar between clubfeet and reference feet. 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