Ponseti treatment in the management of clubfood deformity - A continuing role for paediatric orthopaedic services in secondary care centres

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 510-512

  Docker, Charles E J ^a   Lewthwaite, Simon ^a   Kiely, Nigel T ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Congenital; Foot deformities; Hub and spoke; Patient access; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447294244     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X187739     Document Type: Article

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