Safety of percutaneous tendoachilles tenotomy performed under general anesthesia on infants with idiopathic clubfoot

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 916-919

  Parada, Cpt Stephen A ^a   Baird, Glen O ^b   Auffant, Roberto A ^b   Tompkins, Bryan J ^b   Caskey, Paul M ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; General anesthesia; Percutaneous tenotomy; Postconception age

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ACHILLES TENDON; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLUBFOOT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG ABUSE; FOOT MALFORMATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS TENOTOMY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74249113200     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181c18ab5     Document Type: Article

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