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PEREIRA, Ricardo Jorge da Silva et al. Frequency of congenital malformations of the extremities in newborns. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2008, vol.18, n.2, pp. 155-162. ISSN 0104-1282.

Congenital malformations are structural, functional or metabolic alterations present in birth that cause physical or cognitive anomalies; they may be simple or multiple and of major or minor clinical importance. We aimed to analyze the frequency of locomotor apparatus congenital anomalies (extremities) in maternities of the city of Maceió. A prospective cross-sectional cohort study was carried out with 2500 newborns between July 2002 and June 2003 in the maternities Casa Maternal Santa Mônica, Hospital Memorial Arthur Ramos and Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió. Approximately 2.88% of the studied newborns presented some type of locomotor apparatus anomaly. The most frequent major anomaly was the equinovarus clubfoot and the most frequent minor anomaly was the valgus calcaneus foot. It is important to note that an early diagnosis improves the quality of life of this population.

Palabras clave : Abnormalities; Newborn; Morbidity; Malformations.

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