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Original Research

Morel-Lavallée lesions (internal degloving injuries) of the lower extremity in the pediatric and adolescent population

Indranil Kusharea Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA;b Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ramesh Babu Ghantab Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6057-7598
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Nicole A. Wunderlicha Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
Pages 182-186 | Received 04 May 2020, Accepted 27 Jul 2020, Published online: 22 Oct 2020

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