Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, Alanazi BS, Alharbi MA, Bojubara LM, Alyaseen EM. Prevalence and associated factors of clubfoot in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia: A hospital-based study. World J Orthop 2024; 15(7): 635-641 [PMID: 39070938 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i7.635]
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Ammar K Alomran, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, King Faisal St. Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia. aomran@iau.edu.sa
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Orthopedics
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Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2024; 15(7): 635-641 Published online Jul 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i7.635
Prevalence and associated factors of clubfoot in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia: A hospital-based study
Ammar K Alomran, Bandar A Alzahrani, Bader S Alanazi, Mohammed A Alharbi, Loay M Bojubara, Eman M Alyaseen
Ammar K Alomran, Bandar A Alzahrani, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Bader S Alanazi, Mohammed A Alharbi, Loay M Bojubara, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Eman M Alyaseen, College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 329, Bahrain
Author contributions: Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, and Alanazi BS designed the research study; Alzahrani BA, Alanazi BS, and Alharbi MA performed the research; Alomran AK, Alzahrani BA, Alanazi BS, Alharbi MA, Bojubara LM, and Alyaseen EM analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors critically examined and approved the final text, and agreed to be responsible for the manuscript’s content and similarity index.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (Approval No. HAP-05-D-003).
Informed consent statement: The need for patient consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report having no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Ammar K Alomran, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, King Faisal St. Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia. aomran@iau.edu.sa
Received: March 6, 2024 Revised: May 30, 2024 Accepted: June 18, 2024 Published online: July 18, 2024 Processing time: 127 Days and 16.2 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Clubfoot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, is a widely recognized cause of disability and congenital deformity worldwide, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Effective management of clubfoot requires long-term, multidisciplinary intervention. It is important to understand how common this condition is in order to assess its impact on the population. Unfortunately, few studies have investigated the prevalence of clubfoot in Saudi Arabia.
AIM
To determine the prevalence of clubfoot in Saudi Arabia via the patient population at King Fahad University Hospital (KFUH).
METHODS
This was a retrospective study conducted at one of the largest hospitals in the country and located in one of the most densely populated of the administrative regions.
RESULTS
Of the 7792 births between 2015 to 2023 that were included in the analysis, 42 patients were diagnosed with clubfoot, resulting in a prevalence of 5.3 per 1000 live births at KFUH.
CONCLUSION
The observed prevalence of clubfoot was significantly higher than both global and local estimates, indicating a substantial burden in the study population.
Core Tip: Clubfoot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, is a congenital deformity with global impact, but comprehensive prevalence data for Saudi Arabia are lacking. This study at King Fahad University Hospital aimed to address this gap by analyzing 7792 births that occurred between 2015 and 2023. The analysis revealed a prevalence of 5.3 per 1000 live births, which is higher than global estimates and indicates a substantial burden. The findings emphasize the urgency of targeted interventions to address clubfoot in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
