Comparison between ponseti's and kite's clubfoot treatment methods: A meta-analysis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-397

  Matos, Marcos Almeida ^a   de Oliveira, Luiz Antonio Alcântara ^b  

^a ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital; Deformity; Heterogeneity; Idiopathic; Posteromedial release; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUBFOOT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EFFECT SIZE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KITE METHOD; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PONSETI METHOD; POSTEROMEDIAL RELEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES;

CLUBFOOT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 77953970644     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.04.020     Document Type: Review

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