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Prosthetics and Orthotics

Parent experience with ankle-foot orthoses for their young children with cerebral palsy: a qualitative study

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Pages 2166-2173 | Received 18 Jan 2023, Accepted 21 May 2023, Published online: 03 Jun 2023

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