Congenital contractural arachnodactyly with unilateral lower limb deficiency
β Scribed by Cole, T. R. P. ;Hughes, H. E.
- Book ID
- 101444627
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report an infant with congenital contractural arachnodactyly and a unilateral lower limb deficiency. Β© 1992 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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