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The Deformed Knee

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Paediatric Orthopaedic Diagnosis

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The deformed knee at birth indicates significant anatomic abnormalities. The deformity may be isolated or may be part of a more generalized syndrome. The questions that need to be answered to arrive at a diagnosis are listed below.

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Loder, R.T. (2015). The Deformed Knee. In: Paediatric Orthopaedic Diagnosis. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2392-4_3

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