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Research Article

The efficacy of serial casting after botulinum toxin type A injection in improving equinovarus deformity in patients with chronic stroke

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Pages 736-739 | Received 13 May 2009, Accepted 11 Jan 2010, Published online: 07 Apr 2010

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