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Lower extremity

The etiology of short stature affects the clinical outcome of lower limb lengthening using external fixation

A systematic review of 18 trials involving 547 patients

Seung-Ju KimDepartment of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.CorrespondenceS-J.K: [email protected]
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Wendy PierceDepartment of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
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Sanjeev SabharwalDepartment of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Pages 181-186 | Received 29 May 2013, Accepted 22 Nov 2013, Published online: 20 Mar 2014

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