King Tutankhamun's family and demise.

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To the Editor: Based on my review of the radiographic images in the study by Dr Hawass and colleagues,11 disagree with the authors' conclusion that Tutankhamun had a left clubfoot. In talipes equinovarus, or clubfoot, the hindfoot is in equinus, and the navicular is medially displaced on the talus.23 The images in Figure 4 of the article show the left foot to have a normal hindfoot and a normal talonavicular relationship. Thus, Tutankhamun's left foot is not in equinus and not in varus, and is not a clubfoot.