Multistate study of the epidemiology of clubfoot

2009117 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Samantha E. Parker · Emory University

T. Cara · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Matthew J. Strickland · Emory University

Richard S. Olney · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Russel Rickard · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Lisa K. Marengo · Texas Department of State Health Services

Ying Wang

Abstract

We estimated the prevalence of clubfoot using data from several birth defects programs, representing one-quarter of all births in the United States. Our findings underline the importance of birth defects surveillance programs and their utility in monitoring population-based prevalence and investigating risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Foot and Ankle Surgery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volume 85, Issue 11, pp. 897-904

DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20625

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