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The effectiveness of sustainable serial casting for clubfoot deformity in a low resource setting

Abstract:

Aims

Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of the Malawi Clubfoot Programme and comment on such health care strategies in developing countries.

Methods

Medical records of 1069 children attending 29 clinics within Malawi were identified between 2007 and 2013. Due to incomplete recording, only 596 patients had adequate data which could be further analysed.

Results

The mean age of presentation was 103 days (range 0-8 years) with a sex distribution o...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.4314/mmj.v30i1.8

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Role:
Author
Publisher:
College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi Publisher's website
Journal:
Malawi Medical Journal Journal website
Volume:
30
Issue:
1
Pages:
37-39
Publication date:
2018-03-28
Acceptance date:
2017-12-28
DOI:
EISSN:
1995-7270
ISSN:
1995-7262
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Pubs id:
pubs:835100
UUID:
uuid:098181a5-80b3-4554-b058-538036d710b0
Local pid:
pubs:835100
Deposit date:
2018-05-15

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