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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Congenital talipes equinovarus and congenital vertical talus secondary to sacral agenesis.

Jonathan James Hyett Bray, Sebastien Crosswell, Rick Brown

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Congenital talipes equinovarus: A literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan James Hyett BrayTrauma and Orthopaedic Department, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, UK.
Sebastien CrosswellDepartment of General Surgery, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.
Rick BrownTrauma and Orthopaedic Department, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, UK.
Cheltenham General Hospital · GBRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sacral agenesis is a rare congenital defect which is associated with foot deformities such as congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) and less commonly congenital vertical talus (CVT). We report a 3-year-old Caucasian girl who was born with right CTEV and left CVT secondary to sacral agenesis. Her right foot was managed with a Ponseti casting method at 2 weeks, followed by an Achilles tenotomy at 4 months. The left foot was initially managed with a nocturnal dorsi-flexion splint. Both feet remained resistant and received open foot surgery at 10 months producing plantigrade feet with neutral hindfeet. At 19 months, she failed to achieve developmental milestones and examinations revealed abnormal lower limb reflexes. A full body MRI was performed which identified the sacral agenesis. We advocate early MRI of the spine to screen for spinal defects when presented with resistant foot deformities, especially when bilateral.

Indexed as

Abnormalities, MultipleAchilles TendonCasts, SurgicalChild, PreschoolClubfootDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFlatfootFootHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningoceleOrthopedic ProceduresSacrococcygeal RegionSpineTreatment OutcomeCongenital disordersOrthopaedicsPaediatric Surgery

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PMID28476907
PMCPMC5612554
OpenAlexW2611096900

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