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Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

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The purpose of this chapter is to use clinical examples to summarise the diagnostic and therapeutic concepts outlined in this book. These examples highlight clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.

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De Pellegrin, M., Casini, C., Kolovos, S., Chlapoutakis, K., Persaud, T., Kraus, T. (2022). Clinical Examples. In: O'Beirne, J., Chlapoutakis, K. (eds) Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94956-3_13

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