Club foot in the Polynesian: an epidemiological survey.
The incidence of idiopathic club foot deformity in Polynesian peoples, including the New Zealand Maori, is higher than in other races. A study of 118 Polynesian children treated in Auckland for the condition, found no significant correlation among sex, maternal age and the presence or absence of a family history of club foot, and questions the validity of dividing index cases into two groups on the basis of family history. Previous observations of a significant predominance of right-sided deformity in unilateral Polynesian cases, were not confirmed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009520:New Zealand; D011114:Polynesia / Q000208:ethnology; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors