Towards Effective Ponseti Clubfoot Care: The Uganda Sustainable Clubfoot Care Project
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Treatment of congenital clubfoot using Ponseti method☆
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0759-0