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Abstract
A bilateral distal femoral epiphysiolysis was observed in a 28-month-old child suffering from scurvy. We explain the mechanisms of the separation of the epiphysis due to loss of strength in the calcification zone of the cartilage columns.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6702422 DOI: 10.3109/17453678408992304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Orthop Scand ISSN: 0001-6470