Leg muscle atrophy in idiopathic congenital clubfoot: Is it primitive or acquired?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Ippolito, Ernesto ^a   Maio, F ^a   Mancini, F ^a   Bellini, D ^a   Orefice, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital clubfoot; MRI muscle study; Muscle atrophy; Muscle growth; Muscle histopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349091685     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-009-0179-4     Document Type: Article

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