Prevalence and associated factors of clubfoot in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia: A hospital-based study  

作　　者：Ammar K Alomran Bandar A Alzahrani Bader S Alanazi Mohammed A Alharbi Loay M Bojubara Eman M Alyaseen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Orthopedic,College of Medicine,Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University,Dammam 34212,Saudi Arabia [2]College of Medicine,Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University,Dammam 34212,Saudi Arabia [3]College of Medicine,Arabian Gulf University,Manama 329,Bahrain

出　　处：《World Journal of Orthopedics》2024年第7期635-641,共7页世界骨科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：BACKGROUND 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,multidiscip-linary 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.AIM To determine the prevalence of clubfoot in Saudi Arabia via the patient population at King Fahad University Hospital(KFUH).METHODS 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.RESULTS 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.CONCLUSION The observed prevalence of clubfoot was significantly higher than both global and local estimates,indicating a substantial burden in the study population.

关 键 词：CLUBFOOT Talipes equinovarus Congenital talipes equinovarus PREVALENCE Saudi Arabia 

分 类 号：R68[医药卫生—骨科学]