Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 191-199 , 2006

A new foot and ankle outcome score: Questionnaire based, subjective, Visual-Analogue-Scale, validated and computerized

Received 3 October 2005 ,Revised 27 March 2006 ,Accepted 4 April 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2006.04.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 191-199 , 2006

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