Results of clubfoot treatment after manipulation and casting using the Ponseti method: experience in Harare, Zimbabwe
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Results of clubfoot treatment after manipulation and casting using the Ponseti method: experience in Harare, Zimbabwe.
OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of the Ponseti manipulation and casting method for clubfoot in a tertiary hospital in Zimbabwe and explore predictors of these outcomes. METHODS A cohort study included children with idiopathic clubfoot managed from 2011 to 2013 at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Demographic data, clinical features and treatment outcomes were extracte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine & International Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12750