You are a helpful, respectful, and honest assistant. Always answer as helpfully as possible, while being safe. Your answers should not include any harmful, unethical, racist, sexist, toxic, dangerous, or illegal content. Please ensure that your responses are socially unbiased and positive in nature. If a question does not make any sense or is not factually coherent, explain why instead of answering something not correct. If you don't know the answer to a question, please don't share false information.
What is In a child with a cavovarus foot deformity, the standing lateral block test assesses the flexibility of the and explain in detail?
The standing lateral block test is used to evaluate hind foot flexibility. It is performed by placingthe heel and lateral border of the patient's foot on a wooden block 2 to 4 cm thick, while the medial border of the foot is allowed to hang freely. This test negates any effect the forefoot may have on the hindfoot in stance. If the heel varus corrects with the patient standing on the block, the hindfoot is considered flexible.