Teenager with Severe Bowing of Limbs
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چکیده
Bowing of long bones may be secondary to several aetiologies. Among the causes for bowing of long bones include congenital and acquired form of rickets, skeletal dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta and renal tubular acidosis (RTA).
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