ArticleActa orthopaedica2012
Congenital talipes equinovarus: an epidemiological study in Sicily.
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- Can immediate postoperative radiographs predict outcomes in pediatric clubfoot?World journal of orthopedics · 2022Article
- Congenital talipes equinovarus: A literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- Incidence of Congenital Clubfoot: Preliminary Data from Italian CeDAP Registry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Early developmental milestones in patients with idiopathic clubfoot treated by Ponseti method.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Interobserver Reliability of Pirani and Dimeglio Scores in the Clinical Evaluation of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Sport Ability during Walking Age in Clubfoot-Affected Children after Ponseti Method: A Case-Series Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A silent massive ossification of Achilles tendon as a suspected rare late effect of surgery for club foot.SAGE open medical case reports · 2018Article
- Spina bifida cystica and severe congenital bilateral talipes equinovarus in one twin of a monoamniotic pair: a case report.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- A prospective cohort study on comparison of early outcome of classical Ponseti and modified Ponseti post tenotomy in clubfoot management.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2017Article
- Congenital Clubfoot: Early Recognition and Conservative Management for Preventing Late Disabilities.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2016Review
- Are incidence and severity of clubfoot related to the season of birth?World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2016Article
- Association between maternal age at conception and risk of idiopathic clubfoot.Acta orthopaedica · 2016Article
- Comparison of web versus interview participants in a case-control study.Annals of epidemiology · 2015Article
- Kite versus Ponseti Method in the Treatment of 235 Feet With Idiopathic Clubfoot: Results of a Single Romanian Medical Center.Medicine · 2015Observational
- Maternal cigarette, alcohol, and coffee consumption in relation to risk of clubfoot.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
background and purposeCongenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) can present in 2 forms: "syndromic", in which other malformations exist, and the more common "idiopathic" form, where there are no other associated malformations. We analyzed the epidemiology of congenital talipes equinovarus in the Sicilian population, looking for potential etiological factors. PATIENTS AND
methodsAmong the 801,324 live births recorded between January 1991 and December 2004, 827 cases were registered (560 males; M/F sex ratio: 2.1). Control infants were randomly selected from a historical cohort of live births without any major congenital malformations.
resultsA positive family history of clubfoot, gender, and maternal smoking were found to be risk factors for clubfoot. Patients with clubfoot were born most frequently during the period January-March. No association was found between clubfoot and reproductive history, peri-conceptional maternal drug exposure, maternal education, or ethnicity.
interpretationOur findings emphasize the importance of birth defects surveillance programs and their usefulness in investigating potential risk factors.
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