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Proximal tibiofibular synostosis with 49,XXXXY syndrome, a rare congenital bone anomaly

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie Prefectural Kusanomi Rehabilitation Center for Children, 1-29-25 Shiroyama, Tsu, Mie, 514-0818, Japan

    Toshiko Nishimura, Eiji Nii & Masao Urawa

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Mie Hospital, Mie, Japan

    Masaki Nishiyama & Sachiko Taki

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Faculty of Medicine, Mie, Japan

    Atsumasa Uchida

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Nishimura, T., Nii, E., Urawa, M. et al. Proximal tibiofibular synostosis with 49,XXXXY syndrome, a rare congenital bone anomaly. J Orthop Sci 13, 390–395 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-008-1230-x

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