Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2009

Single-Incision Percutaneous Epiphysiodesis of the Lower Extremity

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PII: S1048-6666(09)00078-0

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.03.006

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2009

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