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Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Epiphysiodesis Operation around the Knee to Reduce Adult Height in Extremely Tall Adolescent Girls and Boys

Objective. The aim was to determine efficacy and safety of a surgical method to reduce adult height in extremely tall adolescents. Methods. Data for all girls (n = 12) and boys (n = 9) in our center subjected to bilateral percutaneous epiphysiodesis around the knee who had reached final height were...

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Autores principales: Benyi, Emelie, Berner, Maria, Bjernekull, Inger, Boman, Anders, Chrysis, Dionisios, Nilsson, Ola, Waehre, Anne, Wehtje, Henrik, Sävendahl, Lars
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2997503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/740629