Gait analysis of children treated for clubfoot with physical therapy or the ponseti cast technique

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1508-1516

  El Hawary, Ron ^a   Karol, Lori A ^b   Jeans, Kelly A ^b   Richards, B Stephens ^b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CLUBFOOT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PONSETI CAST TECHNIQUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749095980     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00201     Document Type: Article

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