Incidence of common orthopedic problems compared with the previous studies
| Neonatal orthopedic problems | King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital | Siriraj Hospital | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current study | Limpaphayom et al. [3] | P | Chotigavanichaya et al. [5] | P | |
| Characteristic | |||||
| Maternal age (years) | 31.2 (range, 14–51) | NA | 28.6 (range, 14–48) | ||
| Apgar score (1/5 min, median) | 9/10 | NA | 9/10 | ||
| Birth weight (g) | 3,052.2 (range, 535–5,320) | NA | 2,989.67 (range, 680–5,020) | ||
| Mode of delivery (CS/NVD, %) | 49/49 | NA | 43/56 | ||
| Lower extremities | |||||
| Clubfoot | |||||
| Postural clubfoot | 1.37 | NA | NA | 30.9 | <0.001 |
| Idiopathic clubfoot | 0.48 | 1.2 | 0.004 | 2.1 | 0.001 |
| Syndromic clubfoot | 0.12 | NA | NA | 0.3 | 0.43 |
| Calcaneovalgus | 0.93 | 2.2 | <0.001 | 60 | <0.001 |
| Metatarsus adductus | 0.4 | 2.3 | <0.001 | 7.6 | <0.001 |
| DDH | 0.52 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Hip dislocation (neurogenic or syndromic) | 0.12 | NA | NA | 0.6 | 0.06 |
| Polydactyly | 0.16 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 1.2 | 0.001 |
| Syndactyly | NA | 0.25 | NA | 0.3 | NA |
| Upper extremities | |||||
| Polydactyly | 1.1 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.6 | 0.39 |
| Syndactyly | NA | 0.4 | NA | 0.6 | NA |
| Birth-related injuries | |||||
| Clavicular fracture | 1.3 | 2 | 0.052 | 0.3 | 0.103 |
| BPI | 1.05 | 1 | 0.821 | 1.5 | 0.483 |
| Clavicular fracture associated with BPI | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Clavicular fracture associated with phrenic nerve injury | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Femoral shaft fracture | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA |