Melissa Alves Aires Marques

Аннотация

Evaluate the prevalence of congenital foot deformities in Brazil, as well as their epidemiological profile during the period of 2012 to 2022 and their impacts. This is a research conducted through secondary data analysis and cross- sectional typology in the databases of the Ministry of Health - Health Information (TABNET), made available by the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). Descriptors in health sciences: "deformidade do pé" and "foot deformities". A total of 55,472 cases of congenital foot deformities were registered in Brazil. The Southeast region had the highest prevalence with 43.1% of the cases. 57.3% of the cases were diagnosed by the age of Volume 05 Issue 10-2023 91 The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations (ISSN – 2689-100x) VOLUME 05 ISSUE 10 Pages: 91-96 SJIF IMPACT FACTOR (2020: 5. 525) (2021: 5. 857) (2022: 6. 397) (2023: 7. 223) OCLC – 1121105668 Publisher: The USA Journals 10 years old. The epidemiological profile of congenital foot deformities reveals risk factors to which a certain population is exposed, such as teratogenic agents. KEYWORDS Equinovarus clubfoot; congenital foot deformity; orthopedics; pediatrics.