Background:Clubfoot is one of the most common
malformations of children, in which the infant’s foot is turned into inner side. The objective of current study is to
determine the infants with Clubfoot and associated anomalies in the second and third trimester of gestation by transabdominal sonography. Methods:
We analyzed retrospectively the ultrasound examination of 7300 women who
referred to our Medical Imaging Center during March 2005-March 2015. All women
went under routine anomaly scanning at the second or third trimester of gestation. Results: A total number of 128
cases with Clubfoot were diagnosed during the last decade with an incidence of
2.4:1000, which 67 (52%) of cases were
determined with isolated clubfoot and 61 cases (48%) had associated anomaly. 82
(64%) cases were male and 46 (36%) of cases were female. The gestational age at
diagnosis period ranged from 14 to 34 weeks. Conclusion: When the clubfoot is identified in sonography, it is vital to determine
whether it is bilateral or unilateral, complex or isolated. Amniocentesis
should be offered in complex cases and considered in bilaterally isolated cases. Serial sonography in cases with Clubfoot has demonstrated that there is
reclassification to the complex group during pregnancy which is important for
counseling given the difference in prognosis.
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