Comparison of cast materials for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot using the Ponseti method: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 247-253

  Hui, Catherine ^a   Joughin, Elaine ^b   Nettel Aguirre, Alberto ^b   Goldstein, Simon ^b   Harder, James ^b   Kiefer, Gerhard ^b   Parsons, David ^b   Brauer, Carmen ^b   Howard, Jason ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; GLASS; GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; CLUBFOOT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTER CAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALCIUM SULFATE; CASTS, SURGICAL; CLUBFOOT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906703101     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.025613     Document Type: Article

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