Early clubfoot recurrence after use of the Ponseti method in a New Zealand population

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-493

  Haft, Geoffrey F ^a   Walker, Cameron G ^b   Crawford, Haemish A ^c  

^a Van Demark Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLUBFOOT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PONSETI METHOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33847639003     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00169     Document Type: Article

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