Open AccessDescriptive epidemiology of hereditary musculoskeletal and limb defects in the isolated population of Chitral, North-West Pakistan.
Author(s) -
Saif Ullah,
Javid Iqbal Dasti,
Sajid Malik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.315.7594
Subject(s) - medicine , syndactyly , polydactyly , epidemiology , etiology , pediatrics , population , cohort , surgery , anatomy , environmental health
Musculoskeletal and limb defects (MLDs) are the major categories in hereditary anomalies and are a significant source of the disabilities. This study aimed at elucidating the nature and pattern of MLDs prevalent in Chitral district, which is an isolated population in the North-West of Pakistan.