Althea Medical Journal, 2018 Background: Clubfoot is a congenital anomaly which the ankle is twisted outward from the normal position. Clubfoot is the most common birth defect that can cause disability in the world.
F. M. Dicky Fitraendi +2 more
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Soft-tissue abnormalities associated with treatment-resistant and treatment-responsive clubfoot: Findings of MRI analysis [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Clubfoot treatment commonly fails and often results in impaired quality of life. An understanding of the soft-tissue abnormalities associated with both treatment-responsive and treatment-resistant clubfoot is important to improving the ...
Aferol, Hyuliya +5 more
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Developing a Three-Dimensional (3D) Assessment Method for Clubfoot—A Study Protocol
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) or clubfoot is a common pediatric congenital foot deformity that occurs 1 in 1,000 live births. Clubfoot is characterized by four types of foot deformities: hindfoot equinus; midfoot cavus; forefoot ...
Balasankar Ganesan +6 more
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Clinical management of clubfoot in the ambulatory setting- our 2- year experience with 20 patients [PDF]
Annals of the “Ştefan cel Mare” University: Physical Education and Sport Section - The Science and Art of Movement, 2023 Assessment of conservative treatment using the Ponseti method in children with congenital talipes equino- varus (clubfoot), diagnosed and treated as outpatients in the ambulatory clinic of the County Hospital from Suceava, Romania.
Ana Haidamac +3 more
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Does laterality of deformity influence the severity of the idiopathic clubfoot?
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND: The idiopathic clubfoot has been widely reported as the commonest congenital deformity of the lower limbs with incidence of approximately 1-2 in 1000 live births. Its exact aetiology is not known.
C O Anisi +4 more
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Prevalence and prenatal ultrasound detection of clubfoot in a non-selected population: an analysis of 549 931 births in Tuscany [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and prenatal ultrasound detection of clubfoot in Tuscany during a period of 20 years. Methods: This is a descriptive analysis on data from the Tuscan register of congenital defects, covering a 20-year period from ...
Bianchi, Fabrizio +5 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) is a common musculoskeletal anomaly, with a suspected multifactorial etiopathogenesis. Herein, we used publicly available data to ascertain liveborn infants with clubfoot delivered in Denmark during ...
Paula L. Hedley +5 more
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Indicators to assess the functionality of clubfoot clinics in low-resource settings: a Delphi consensus approach and pilot study. [PDF]
, 2006 Background: This study aims to determine the indicators for assessing the functionality of clubfoot clinics in a low-resource setting. Methods: The Delphi method was employed with experienced clubfoot practitioners in Africa to rate the importance of ...
Tracey Smythe +26 more
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Cross-evaluation of the therapeutical methods for idiopathic congenital clubfoot (talipes equinovarus): controversies regarding the tendocalcaneous tenotomy [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: There has been a lot of discussion regarding the treatment of congenital clubfoot (talipes equinovarus,) and Posenti's methodology currently seems to be the most rational, offering high rates of satisfactory results when compared to Kite's ...
Andrade Júnior, Luiz Carlos de +6 more
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What is a good result after clubfoot treatment? A Delphi-based consensus on success by regional clubfoot trainers from across Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Congenital talipes equino-varus (CTEV), also known as clubfoot, is one of the most common congenital musculoskeletal malformations. Despite this, considerable variation exists in the measurement of deformity correction and outcome evaluation.
Tracey Smythe +3 more
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