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01-01-2016 | CORR Insights

CORR Insights®: Does Strict Adherence to the Ponseti Method Improve Isolated Clubfoot Treatment Outcomes? A Two-institution Review

Author: Monica Paschoal Nogueira, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 1/2016

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This important paper reflects the following reality: Surgeons do not consistently apply the strict protocol developed by Dr. Ignacio Ponseti, even though his approach has been proven to be the most effective means of treating children with clubfoot [5, 8]. …
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Metadata
Title
CORR Insights®: Does Strict Adherence to the Ponseti Method Improve Isolated Clubfoot Treatment Outcomes? A Two-institution Review
Author
Monica Paschoal Nogueira, MD
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4600-7

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