Fernando De Francisco-Peñalva, Alfonso Martínez-Nova, Anne Cecile Carrafang, José Carlos Cuevas-García, Raquel Sánchez-Rodríguez, David Alonso-Peña, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron
BACKGROUND: The foot of a newborn is a structure that is under formation and is susceptible to presenting pathologic disorders from the moment of birth. Evidence of the prevalence of clinodactyly in newborns is scarce. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine that prevalence and its interrelationship with gestational and neonatal factors. METHODS: In a sample of 305 newborns (147 boys and 158 girls), the commonest podiatric medical alterations with either a genetic or a postural component present at the moment of birth were explored physically...
May 1, 2020: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association