Leg lengthening for short stature in Turner's syndrome.
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چکیده
We describe ten patients with Turner's syndrome (karyotype 45, XO) who had leg lengthening for short stature. A high incidence of postoperative complications was encountered and many patients required intramedullary fixation as a salvage procedure. We discuss the reasons for this and highlight the differences between our findings and those of a similar series recently reported. In view of the considerable difficulties encountered, we do not recommend leg lengthening in Turner's syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 82 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000