Prevalence and Incidence of Foot conditions

Prevalence/Incidence of Foot conditions: 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

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Foot conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Foot conditions at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Foot conditions refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Foot conditions 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.

Footnotes:
1. Childhood Symptoms, Edward R. Brace, John P. Pacanowski, Ed Weiner, 1992

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