Prevalence and Incidence of Clubfoot
Clubfoot: Rare Disease
Clubfoot is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Clubfoot, or a subtype of Clubfoot,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Clubfoot Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Clubfoot:
about 1 per 1,000 births1. ... see also overview of Clubfoot.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 68,000 or 0.00% or 4,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "about 1 per 1,000 births1." -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Clubfoot:
4,000 per year,
333 per month,
76 per week,
10 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "about 1 per 1,000 births1." -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalence/Incidence of Clubfoot: Online Medical Books
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Clubfoot:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
A combination of genetic and environmental factors in utero appears to cause clubfoot. Heredity is a definite factor in some cases, although the mechanism of transmission is undetermined. In children without a family history of clubfoot, this anomaly seems linked to arrested development during the 9th and 10th weeks of embryonic life, when the feet are formed. Researchers also suspect muscle abnormalities, leading to variations in length and tendon insertions, as possible causes of clubfoot.
Clubfoot, which has an incidence of approximately 1 per 1,000 live births, usually occurs bilaterally and is twice as common in boys. It may be associated with other birth defects, such as myelomeningocele, spina bifida, and arthrogryposis.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Clubfoot:
Clubfoot - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- The risk of deformity increases by 20–30 times where there is an affected 1st-degree relative.
- Male > Female (2:1)
Clubfoot - incidence
Incidence is 1–1.4/1,000 live births, but can vary among different ethnic groups.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Clubfoot usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Clubfoot at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Clubfoot refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Clubfoot diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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