Absence of the dorsalis pedis pulse in the parents of children with club foot.
There is some evidence that the anterior tibial vascular tree is poorly developed in children with club foot. We have found a significantly greater prevalence of absence of the dorsalis pedis pulse in the parents of such children. We also found significantly more tobacco smokers among the club-foot parents than in the control group.
Muir
L
L
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, England, UK.
Laliotis
N
N
Kutty
S
S
Klenerman
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D011674:Pulse / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography