Club foot, an adverse outcome of early amniocentesis: disruption or deformation?. Issue 11 (1st November 1999)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Farrell, S A; Summers, A M; Dallaire, L; Singer, J; Johnson, Jo-Ann M; Wilson, R D
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical genetics. Volume 36:Issue 11(1999)
• Page Start: 843
• Page End: 846
• Publication Date: 1999-11-01
• Subjects: amniocentesis -- early amniocentesis -- club foot; Medical genetics -- Periodicals; 616.042
• DOI: 10.1136/jmg.36.11.843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-6244

Abstract

Abstract : An association between the occurrence of club foot and early amniocentesis has been reported. The largest of these randomised studies was the Canadian Early and Mid-Trimester Amniocentesis Trial. Data describing the neonatal outcome, focusing on this association, are presented. Possible mechanisms for the association and the implications for the development of club foot are discussed.