Treatment of neuromuscular and syndrome-associated (nonidiopathic) clubfeet using the ponseti method

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-397

  Janicki, Joseph A ^a   Narayanan, Unni G ^b   Harvey, Barbara ^b   Roy, Anvesh ^b   Ramseier, Leonhard E ^c   Wright, James G ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Neuromuscular; Ponseti

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLUBFOOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PONSETI METHOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENDON; TENOTOMY;

ACHILLES TENDON; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUBFOOT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650898834     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181a6bf77     Document Type: Article

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