Development and validation of the Newborn Clubfoot Screening Checklist to improve the detection of postnatal congenital talipes equinovarus among newborns by non-orthopaedic-trained healthcare workers in Sarawak General Hospital: A cross-sectional pr
The NCSC is a reliable tool for postnatal clubfoot screening, offering high sensitivity and specificity. It facilitates accurate differentiation of true-positive congenital talipes equinovarus from other foot conditions, reducing misdiagnoses and unnecessary referrals. The NCSC is valuable in resource-constrained settings and for healthcare professionals lacking specialised orthopaedic training.
Authors
- H Sahdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4119-3166)
- Manzur Kader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8181-648X)
- Whye Lian Cheah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-0881)
- Ahmad Hata Rasit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-4815)
- Mohamad Adam Bujang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-4062)
- Ravin Prabaharan
- Benjamin Abdullah Nur Alyana
Institutions
- Universiti of Malaysia Sabah (MY)
- Sarawak General Hospital (MY)
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaysian Family Physician
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.51866/oa.697
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
- National Institutes of Health