Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Magnitude of Musculoskeletal Deformities in Newborns at A Tertiary Care Hospital in South Karnataka

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Dr. Shaswat Agrawa , Dr. Mruthunjaya M , Dr. Srinivasa Murthy D , Dr. Pramod B. M

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Newborns have unique anatomy and physiology, the presentation of which is relatively an unexplored territory to Orthopaedic surgeons and hence is a matter of concern. Due to limited literature and records available about the same, it raises a platform for further research and study. This study aims to estimate the magnitude of musculoskeletal deformity among the newborns by evaluating the hospital incidence of musculoskeletal birth deformity and enumerate different musculoskeletal deformities and report it as proportion

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