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Physeal growth arrest after tibial lengthening in achondroplasia: 23 children followed to skeletal maturity

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Bilateral tibial lengthening has become one of the standard treatments for upper segment-lower segment disproportion and to improve quality of life in achondroplasia. We determined the effect of tibial lengthening on the tibial physis and compared tibial growth that occurred...

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Autores principales: Song, Sang-Heon, Agashe, Mandar Vikas, Huh, Young-Jae, Hwang, Soon-Young, Song, Hae-Ryong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489887
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.678802