Early results of a physiotherapist-delivered Ponseti service for the managment of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus foot deformity

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1085-1089

  Shack, N ^a   Eastwood, D M ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PES EQUINOVARUS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINTING; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747345602     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B8.17919     Document Type: Article

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