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Timing for Ponseti clubfoot management: does the age matter? 90 children (131 feet) with a mean follow-up of 5 years

Yu-Bin LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou;; ;Ying-Hua Medical Group of Bone and Joint Healthcare in Children, Shanghai;; ;Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xin-Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Song-Jian LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou;;
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Li ZhaoYing-Hua Medical Group of Bone and Joint Healthcare in Children, Shanghai;; ;Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xin-Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bo YuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou;;
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Da-Hang ZhaoDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xin-Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Pages 662-667 | Received 29 Jan 2018, Accepted 22 Aug 2018, Published online: 18 Oct 2018

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