Incidence and prevalence of congenital clubfoot in Apulia: a regional model for future prospective national studies

• Main Authors: Raffaella Panza (Author), Federica Albano (Author), Alberto Casto (Author), Cosimo Del Vecchio (Author), Nicola Laforgia (Author), Daniela Dibello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Congenital clubfoot is a fairly common and severe congenital malformation, most often of idiopathic origin. A smaller percentage of cases is related to chromosomal abnormalities and genetic syndromes. It is estimated that 0.5/1000 newborns are affected worldwide, with a male to f...