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Two-staged Bilateral, Femoral Alignment Osteotomy with Concomitant Total Knee Arthroplasty in an Achondroplasia Patient - A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism in humans and is orthopedically characterized by shortened extremities and an exaggerated lumbar lordosis. The surgical challenges are maintenance of axial alignment during limb lengthening as well as joint preservation and alignment r...

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Autores principales: Walter, Sebastian G, Schwering, Tobias, Preiss, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28819598
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.738