Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 174-178 , December 2009

The stop screw technique—A simple and reliable method in treating flexible flatfoot in children

  • Joerg Jerosch, Dr.med.Dr.h.c.

      Affiliations

    • Johanna-Etienne Hospital, Am Hasenberg 46, 41462 Neuss, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 2131 529 2001; fax: +49 2131 529 2015.
    • ,
  • Jochem Schunck

      Affiliations

    • Johanna-Etienne Hospital, Am Hasenberg 46, 41462 Neuss, Germany
    • ,
  • Hazem Abdel-Aziz

      Affiliations

    • El-Hadra Orthopaedic and Traumatology University Hospital, Alexandria University, Egypt

Received 7 January 2008 ,Revised 4 January 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.01.004

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 174-178 , December 2009

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