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The exact cause of congenital clubfoot is still unknown. Certain etiological influences, however, have been considered. These include (a) intrauterine mechanical factors, (b) arrest of fetal development, (c) primary germ plasm defect, and (d) neuromuscular defect.10
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Shimizu, N., Hamada, S., Mitta, M., Hiroshima, K., Ono, K. (1994). Etiological Considerations of Congenital Clubfoot Deformity. In: Simons, G.W. (eds) The Clubfoot. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9269-9_6
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