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This paper describes the technical development as well as results obtained with the method of bone lengthening developed by the author and used over the past fifteen years for the treatment of short-statured conditions not susceptible to hormonal treatment.
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Vilarrubias, J.M., Cavaliere, P., Ginebreda, I. (1988). Lengthening of the Lower Limbs and Correction of Lumbar Hyperlordosis in Achondroplasia. In: Nicoletti, B., Kopits, S.E., Ascani, E., McKusick, V.A., Dryburgh, S.C. (eds) Human Achondroplasia. Basic Life Sciences, vol 48. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8712-1_47
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