Early results of the Ponseti method using the Steenbek foot abduction brace: A prospective study of 95 feet

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 134-138

  Bouchoucha, Sami ^a,b   Smida, Mahmoud ^a   Saïed, Walid ^a   Safi, Hatem ^a   Ammar, Chokri ^a   Nessib, Mohamed Nebil ^a   Ghachem, Maher Ben ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b NONE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Ponseti method; Steenbek foot abduction brace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; CLUBFOOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PONSETI METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRACES; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 42049093489     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3282fa5f0d     Document Type: Article

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