Open AccessStudy of Incidence and Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Anomalies in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India
Author(s) -
Divya Agrawal,
Banalata Mohanty,
Rachita Sarangi,
Sanjay Kumar,
Susanta Kumar Mahapatra,
Prafulla Kumar Chinara
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7882.4380
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , polydactyly , pediatrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , tertiary care , congenital malformations , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , physics , genetics , biology , optics , anatomy
Congenital anomalies or malformations are anatomical. Structural or functional defects present at birth leads to physical and mental disabilities. With the advent of newer drugs, infectious diseases have taken the backseat and congenital defects have emerged as an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. In India, anomalies of musculoskeletal system have been most commonly reported.