Short-term experience with Ponseti casting and the Achilles tenotomy method for clubfeet treatment in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-371

  Kowalczyk, Bartholomew ^a   Lejman, Tadeusz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Achilles tenotomy; Arthrogryposis; Clubfoot; Ponseti casting

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549127803     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-008-0122-0     Document Type: Article

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