The treatment of congenital club foot.
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چکیده
An attempt has been made to assess the results of a method of treatment in 1 86 club feet in infants. The stimulus to study this problem came from the suggestion that insufficient knowledge was available to judge which of three early treatments was the best (Lloyd-Roberts 1964). It is hoped that this analysis may enable fact to replace supposition when the results of early treatment are discussed.
منابع مشابه
The Classic: Congenital Club Foot: The Results of Treatment
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 48 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1960