Reduction of Ankle Equinus Contracture Secondary to Diabetes Mellitus with Dynamic Splinting
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Systematic Review of Contracture Reduction in the Lower Extremity with Dynamic Splinting
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Foot and Ankle Online Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1941-6806
DOI: 10.3827/faoj.2010.0303.0002