Hallux valgus: Immediate operation versus 1 year of waiting with or without orthoses - A randomized controlled trial of 209 patients

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-215

  Torkki, Markus ^a,b   Malmivaara, Antti ^c,e   Seitsalo, Seppo ^a,e   Hoikka, Veijo ^d   Laippala, Pekka ^f   Paavolainen, Pekka ^a  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

^e ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOSIS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038355065     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470310013987     Document Type: Article

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