Early active motion versus immobilization after tendon transfer for foot drop deformity: A randomized clinical trial

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 468, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2477-2484

  Rath, Santosh ^a,b,c   Schreuders, Ton A R ^c   Stam, Henk J ^c   Hovius, Steven E R ^c   Selles, Ruud W ^c  

^a HOINA   (India)

^b Hi Tech Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; LEPROSY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANMORE SCORE; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING;

EID: 77955579007     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1342-4     Document Type: Article

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