Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundUnderstanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize available information on the economic impact of ...
Ameh, Emmanuel A +6 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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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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The genetics of isolated and syndromic clubfoot
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2019 Purpose Congenital clubfoot is a serious birth defect that affects nearly 0.1% of all births. Though there is strong evidence for a genetic basis of isolated clubfoot, aside from a handful of associations, much of the heritability remains unexplained ...
B. Sadler, C. A. Gurnett, M. B. Dobbs
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Challenging clubfeet: The arthrogrypotic clubfoot and the complex clubfoot
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2019 Within the realm of clubfoot deformities, teratologic and complex (or atypical) clubfeet stand out as the most difficult. Exemplarities of the teratologic types of clubfoot are those associated with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita.
H. J. P. van Bosse
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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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Radiographic changes of the talus in congenital clubfoot after surgical release using the mckay procedure [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the morphologic changes of the talus after surgical treatment of congenital clubfoot using the McKay procedure. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed lateral standing radiographs of the feet in 14 patients with unilateral clubfoot ...
Blumetti, Francesco Camara +6 more
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Current conservative management and classification of club foot: A review
Journal 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
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Evaluation of arterial anatomy in congenital clubfoot with color doppler ultrasound [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: This investigation intended to evaluate anterior and posterior tibial arteries at the ankle joint level in congenital clubfoot, by using color Doppler ultrasound (CDU).
Akira Ishida +25 more
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