Cienfuegos
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Cienfuegos, Cuba Fernandina de Jagua A province and a city developed from a fortress whose construction was begun in 1738 by French colonists. This was destroyed by a hurricane in 1825, but the settlement was rebuilt in 1831 and renamed after Don José Cienfuego, the Spanish captain‐general who ruled the region in 1816–19. His name meant ‘A Hundred Fires’.
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Clubfoot.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 11/1/1994; 700+ words
; Clubfoot has been one of the major orthopedic (bone and joint) problems of...States each year. Boys are affected twice as often as girls. What is clubfoot? Clubfoot is a word used for several kinds of ankle and foot deformities that...
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Clubfoot: an orthopaedic surgeon describes clubfoot and current treatment methods.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: The Exceptional Parent; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...surgeon who has treated numerous cases of clubfoot in my career, I know that it takes exceptional...with the challenges of a child born with a clubfoot. However, it should be noted that a clubfoot diagnosis does not mean a life of pain...
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First gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 11/23/2008; 700+ words
; Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects...they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans. Their research will be published...studying a multi-generation family with clubfoot, the scientists traced the condition...
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First Gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...School issued the following news release: Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects...they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans. Their research will be published...studying a multi-generation family with clubfoot, the scientists traced the condition...
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Data on clubfoot discussed by researchers at Washington University, Medical Department.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...the treatment of clubfoot associated with...twenty-eight clubfeet) and twenty consecutive...thirty-five clubfeet) were followed...idiopathic group. Clubfoot severity was graded...all but one of the clubfeet in the idiopathic...initial treatment of clubfoot deformity associated...
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Surgical results of clubfoot using Carroll's approach
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...of severe idiopathic clubfoot using the Carroll approach...with idiopathic severe clubfeet treated at the National...between 1984 and 1995. Clubfoot secondary to neuromuscular...The severity of the clubfoot was graded as mild...bilateral severe idiopathic clubfeet. There were 28 boys...
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Study: New Medical Device for Clubfoot Increases Compliance from 40 to 95 Percent.
PR Newswire; 7/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...in 1,000) are born with clubfoot in the United States each year...common approach for treating clubfoot in the United States is the...This method usually corrects clubfeet in 6-8 weeks using manipulation...usually needed to correct the clubfoot. -- After the last cast is...
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Visionary Physician Pioneers Alternative Clubfoot Treatment Awareness Among Parents, Physicians Goal of Educational Crusade.
PR Newswire; 10/27/1999; 700+ words
; ...by treating 20 infants with clubfoot. Ponseti has conducted similar...2000. The Ponseti Method for clubfoot treatment is a non-surgical...sufficient to correct most clubfeet. The method offers an alternative...and parents of children with clubfoot concerned. The new University...
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Use of the Ponseti method for recurrent clubfoot following posteromedial release.(Original Article)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...to correct recurrent clubfoot deformity in children...tissue releases for clubfeet. Introduction The Ponseti...correction of infantile clubfoot deformity. The results...method for treatment of clubfoot deformity. Surgical...All reported series of clubfeet treated with the Ponseti...
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PONSETI ASSOCIATION NAMED FOR CLUBFOOT TREATMENT PIONEER
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...renowned pioneer in the treatment of clubfoot. The Ponseti International Association for the Advancement of Clubfoot Treatment is named after Ignacio Ponseti...our goal is to make Dr. Ponseti's clubfoot treatment available to any child...
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Clubfoot
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Clubfoot Definition Clubfoot is a condition in which one or both feet are twisted into an abnormal...also known as talipes or talipes equinovarus. Description True clubfoot is characterized by abnormal bone formation in the foot. There...
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clubfoot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
clubfoot or talipes , deformity in which the foot is twisted out of position. Maldevelopment is usually congenital, although it can result...
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Club Foot Repair
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...births among whites. Severe forms of clubfoot affect some 5,000 babies (about one...Boys are affected with severe forms of clubfoot twice as often as girls. The risk increases...the repaired foot. The well-treated clubfoot is no handicap and is fully compatible...
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Birth defects
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...ear, eye, and intestinal anomalies. Clubfoot Approximately 1 newborn out of every 735 has a form of clubfoot. In the most serious form, known as...surgery. A milder and more common type of clubfoot is called calcaneal valgus, in which...
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Feet and Legs
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...having more than the normal number of toes or fingers. —polydactylous , adj. sexdigitist a person who has six fingers or six toes. talipes clubfoot; the state or condition of having a clubfoot. —taliped , adj.
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