The Cobb procedure for treatment of acquired flatfoot deformity associated with stage II insufficiency of the posterior tibial tendon

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 416-421

  Knupp, Markus ^a   Hintermann, Beat ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anterior Tibial Tendon Transfer Results; Flatfoot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY; ANKLE HINDFOOT SCALE; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COBB PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOLLOW UP; FOREFOOT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MALE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147101642     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0416     Document Type: Article

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