Congenital idiopathic clubfoot: Prevention of late deformity and disability by conservative treatment with the Ponseti technique

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-136

  Morcuende, Jose A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b 01023 JPP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DEFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUBFOOT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PONSETI TECHNIQUE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 32644437806     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20060201-13     Document Type: Review

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