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Rocker bottom foot also known as congenital vertical talus is an anomaly of the foot. It is characterized by a prominent calcaneus (heel bone) and a convex rounded bottom to the foot. It gets its name from the foot’s resemblance to the bottom of a rocking chair.It can be associated with Patau’s syndrome (trisomy 13) Edwards’ syndrome (trisomy 18) as well as Trisomy 9 and mutation in the gene HOXD10.It can also be associated with Charcots foot.