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Perthes' disease and fractures

Prevalence and clinical significance of occult fractures in children with radiograph-negative acute ankle injury

A meta-analysis

Abolfazl Najaf-Zadeh Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Department of Pediatrics, CH Sambre-Avesnois, Maubeuge;Pediatric Emergency and Infectious Diseases Unit, CHU Lille
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Eric Nectoux Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Department of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, CHU Lille;Public Health, Epidemiology and Quality of Care, LilleCorrespondence[email protected]
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François Dubos Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Pediatric Emergency and Infectious Diseases Unit, CHU Lille;Public Health, Epidemiology and Quality of Care, Lille
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Laurent Happiette Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Pediatric Emergency and Infectious Diseases Unit, CHU Lille
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Xavier Demondion Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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Magloire GnansounouDepartment of Pediatrics, CH Sambre-Avesnois, Maubeuge
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Bernard Herbaux Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Department of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, CHU Lille
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Alain Martinot Univ. Lille Nord-de-France, UDSL, Lille;Pediatric Emergency and Infectious Diseases Unit, CHU Lille;Public Health, Epidemiology and Quality of Care, Lille
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Pages 518-524 | Received 06 Feb 2014, Accepted 28 Feb 2014, Published online: 30 May 2014

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