Pigeon toe (aka metatarsus varus, metatarsus adductus, in-toe gait, intoeing, false clubfoot) is a condition which causes the toes to point inward when walking.
Pathophysiology
When not the result of simple muscle weakness, normally arises from underlying conditions, e.g. twisted shin bone or an excessive anteversion (femoral head is >15 degrees from the angle of torsion) resulting in the twisting of the thigh bone when the front part of a person's foot is turned in
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