Prevalence and associated factors of clubfoot in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia: A hospital-based study
Clubfoot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, is a widely recognized cause of disability and congenital deformity worldwide, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Effective management of clubfoot requires long-term, multidisciplinary intervention. It is important to understand how common t...
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| Published in: | World journal of orthopedics Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 635 - 641 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
18-07-2024
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| Summary: | Clubfoot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, is a widely recognized cause of disability and congenital deformity worldwide, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Effective management of clubfoot requires long-term, multidisciplinary intervention. It is important to understand how common this condition is in order to assess its impact on the population. Unfortunately, few studies have investigated the prevalence of clubfoot in Saudi Arabia.
To determine the prevalence of clubfoot in Saudi Arabia
the patient population at King Fahad University Hospital (KFUH).
This was a retrospective study conducted at one of the largest hospitals in the country and located in one of the most densely populated of the administrative regions.
Of the 7792 births between 2015 to 2023 that were included in the analysis, 42 patients were diagnosed with clubfoot, resulting in a prevalence of 5.3 per 1000 live births at KFUH.
The observed prevalence of clubfoot was significantly higher than both global and local estimates, indicating a substantial burden in the study population. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Author contributions: Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, and Alanazi BS designed the research study; Alzahrani BA, Alanazi BS, and Alharbi MA performed the research; Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, Alanazi BS, Alharbi MA, Bojubara LM, and Alyaseen EM analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors critically examined and approved the final text, and agreed to be responsible for the manuscript’s content and similarity index. Corresponding author: Ammar K Alomran, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, King Faisal St. Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia. aomran@iau.edu.sa |
| ISSN: | 2218-5836 2218-5836 |
| DOI: | 10.5312/wjo.v15.i7.635 |