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Assessing public awareness of clubfoot and knowledge about the importance of early childhood treatment: a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Clubfoot is a treatable abnormality that can be managed with early intervention. However, there is a lack of public knowledge regarding clubfoot, which can delay treatment.
Abdulmonem Alsiddiky   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice regarding Management of Infants with Congenital Clubfoot [PDF]

open access: yesTanta Scientific Nursing Journal
Background: Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital musculoskeletal deformities. It is defined as a deformity characterized by complex mal-alignment of the foot involving soft and bony structures in the hind-foot, mid-foot, and forefoot.
Nadia Mousad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clubfoot treatment in 2015: a global perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Introduction Clubfoot affects around 174 000 children born annually, with approximately 90% of these in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Untreated clubfoot causes life-long impairment, affecting individuals’ ability to walk and participate ...
Lavy, C   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Does laterality of deformity influence the severity of the idiopathic clubfoot?

open access: yesNigerian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Clubfoot in children

open access: yesActa chirurgica Iugoslavica, 2011
Clubfoot, or talipes equinovarus, is a deformity consisting of equinus, varus, and adductus foot deformity. The true etiology of congenital clubfoot is unknown; several theories have been proposed. The pathology of the individual bones contributes to the clubfoot deformity and soft tissue contractures around the ankle and ...
Vladan Stevanovic   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Analysis of Variation In Clubfoot Candidate Genes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Isolated clubfoot, a common birth defect occurring in more than 135,000 livebirths worldwide each year, is associated with significant health care and financial burdens.
Ester, Audrey R
core   +1 more source

Neurodevelopmental difficulties in children with idiopathic clubfoot

open access: yes, 2019
Aim: To evaluate neurodevelopmental difficulties in children with idiopathic clubfoot. Method: A cross-sectional study of 106 children (29 females, 77 males; aged 8–10y) with idiopathic clubfoot and 109 age-, sex-, and residential area-parallelized ...
Marie André   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Kinematic differences in the presentation of recurrent congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)

open access: yes, 2022
Background The tibialis anterior tendon transfer (TATT) is the suggested surgical intervention in the Ponseti method for treatment of dynamic recurrent congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) presenting as hindfoot varus and forefoot supination during ...
Johnson, Liam   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Trends in congenital clubfoot prevalence and co-occurring anomalies during 1994–2021 in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Current conservative management and classification of club foot: A review

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2016
Clubfoot, known as congenital talipes equinovarus, is one of the complex paediatric foot deformity with the incidence of 1 in every 1000 live births. It consists of four complex foot abnormalities such as forefoot adductus, midfoot cavus, and hindfoot ...
Ganesan Balasankar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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