Good results after Ponseti treatment for neglected congenital clubfoot in Ethiopia
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Good results after Ponseti treatment for neglected congenital clubfoot in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neglected clubfoot deformity is a major cause of disability in low-income countries. Most children with clubfoot have little access to treatment in these countries, and they are often inadequately treated. We evaluated the effectiveness of Ponseti's technique in neglected clubfoot in children in a rural setting in Ethiopia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2014.957085