Radiographic imaging for Ilizarov limb lengthening in children
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Long-term psychosocial functioning after Ilizarov limb lengthening during childhood
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Radiology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0301-0449,1432-1998
DOI: 10.1007/bf02015621