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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 86, 2015 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Growth modulation with a medial malleolar screw for ankle valgus deformity

79 children with 125 affected ankles followed until correction or physeal closure

Martin RupprechtDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, the Altona Children’s Hospital, Hamburg;Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander S SpiroDepartment of Trauma-, Hand-, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra BreyerDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, the Altona Children’s Hospital, Hamburg;Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eik VettorazziDepartment of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karsten RidderbuschDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, the Altona Children’s Hospital, Hamburg;Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ralf StückerDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, the Altona Children’s Hospital, Hamburg;Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 611-615 | Received 20 Sep 2014, Accepted 24 Mar 2015, Published online: 01 Sep 2015

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