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The lumbar interpediculate distance is widened in adults with the Marfan syndrome: Data from 32 cases

Nicholas U. Ahn Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Uri M. Ahn Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Leelakrishna Nallamshetty Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Peter S. Rose Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Jacob M. Buchowski Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Elizabeth S. Garrett Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Khaled M. Kebaish Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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Paul D. Sponseller Departments of 1Orthopaedic Surgery and 2Oncology, Division of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Correspondence: Dr. Paul Sponseller, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., 5th floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel + 1 410-955-3870. Fax -614 1451
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