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Can Clubfeet Be Evaluated Accurately and Reproducibly?

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The Clubfoot

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The purpose of this study was to determine the interobserver error in evaluating the parameters commonly used to measure the results of clubfoot treatment.

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Cummings, R.J., Hay, R.M., McCluskey, W.P., Mazur, J.M., Lovell, W.W. (1994). Can Clubfeet Be Evaluated Accurately and Reproducibly?. In: Simons, G.W. (eds) The Clubfoot. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9269-9_23

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