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The pulseless club foot.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6501363     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous reports have suggested that the blood supply derived from the anterior tibial artery is absent or markedly diminished in 85% of severe, untreated club feet. To investigate these claims, we used a Doppler technique to study the arterial pulses in 40 children with 63 club feet. In feet with mild or moderate deformities the anterior tibial pulse was always present; in feet with severe deformities it was absent in two out of 30 feet in children under three years and in seven out of 18 feet in children over three years. These results confirm that the incidence of pulselessness increases with the severity and duration of deformity, but not to the extent previously suggested by angiographic studies. The significance of these findings is discussed.
Authors:
J G Edelson; N Husseini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0301-620X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Bone Joint Surg Br     Publication Date:  1984 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-01-02     Completed Date:  1985-01-02     Revised Date:  2010-11-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375355     Medline TA:  J Bone Joint Surg Br     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  700-2     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Arteries / abnormalities
Child
Child, Preschool
Clubfoot / physiopathology*
Female
Foot / blood supply*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pulse*
Ultrasonics

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