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What a paediatrician should know about congenital clubfoot

Clubfoot is the most frequent congenital malformation of the foot, affecting more than 1–2 subjects per 1.000 newborns. Without appropriate treatment, a child with congenital clubfoot will never be able to walk physiologically with a dramatic impact on the quality of life. In the last decades, diffe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dibello, Daniela, Di Carlo, Valentina, Colin, Giulia, Barbi, Egidio, Galimberti, Anna M. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32498693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-020-00842-3
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Sumario:Clubfoot is the most frequent congenital malformation of the foot, affecting more than 1–2 subjects per 1.000 newborns. Without appropriate treatment, a child with congenital clubfoot will never be able to walk physiologically with a dramatic impact on the quality of life. In the last decades, different corrective solutions have been proposed, and there is rising scientific evidence that the Ponseti non-invasive method is safe and effective in the treatment of the clubfoot. So, what should a general paediatrician know about this condition and what should he concretely do in the suspect of a congenital clubfoot?