Seasonal variation in the incidence of congenital talipes equinovarus.
A review of 77 neonates who presented with congenital talipes equinovarus over a seven-year period revealed an increase in the condition amongst babies born in the winter quarter. This finding was particularly apparent among the less severe cases of club-foot. Possible reasons for this seasonal variation are discussed.
Pryor
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Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
Villar
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Ronen
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Scott
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D001723:Birth Rate; D015984:Causality; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012621:Seasons; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors