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Stumped by the Mystery: A Case Report of Progressive Shortening of Bone Following an Above-Knee Amputation

Several studies have investigated the anatomical adaptations in amputation stumps. In this study, we present a case report of a patient who underwent an above-the-knee amputation and, over the course of time, the length of the residual bone spontaneously shortened. The patient had undergone a total...

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Autores principales: Poutoglidou, Freideriki, Khan, Rahul, Krkovic, Matija
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9571205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36258997
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29222