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. 2014 Jun;5(2):115-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2013.12.001. Epub 2014 Jun 6.

Use of Keratome 1-0 for percutaneous Tendo Achilles tenotomy for correction of equinus deformity in club foot

Shobhit Goyal  1 , Sukhbir Singh Sangwan  1 , Paritosh Gogna  1 , Rohit Singla  1 , Zile Singh Kundu  1
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Use of Keratome 1-0 for percutaneous Tendo Achilles tenotomy for correction of equinus deformity in club foot

Shobhit Goyal et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2014 Jun.
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Figure comparing the size of Keratome 1-0 with surgical blade no 11.
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a Patient with congenital club foot with residual equinus deformity. b After Tendo Achilles tenotomy using Keratome 1-0. The deformity is completely corrected and surgical scar is negligible.
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