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Severe Equinus Deformity After Radiofrequency-Induced Calf Muscle Reduction

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Korea

    Kyung Sup Lim, Jong Sup Shim, Ki Sun Sung & Jung Hwan Kim

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

    Kyung Hwan Koh

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Lim, K.S., Shim, J.S., Sung, K.S. et al. Severe Equinus Deformity After Radiofrequency-Induced Calf Muscle Reduction. Aesth Plast Surg 37, 786–791 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-013-0135-z

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