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Acute Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: The Importance of Physeal Stability

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Randall T. Loder2, B. Stephens Richards3, Paul S. Shapiro1, Lisa R. Reznick2, David D. Aronson1

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Alshryda, S., Wright, J. (2014). Acute Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: The Importance of Physeal Stability. In: Banaszkiewicz, P., Kader, D. (eds) Classic Papers in Orthopaedics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5451-8_143

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