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Assessment of longitudinal bone growth in osteogenesis imperfecta using metacarpophalangeal pattern profiles.
Bone - 1 Nov 2020
Rauch Damian, Robinson Marie-Eve, Seiltgens Cristian, Sutton V Reid, Lee Brendan, Glorieux Francis, Rauch Frank
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OBJECTIVE: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is commonly associated with short stature, but it is unclear whether this is exclusively secondary to fractures and bone deformities or whether there is a primary defect in longitudinal bone growth. As metacarpal and phalangeal bones are rarely affected by fractures and deformities, any length deficits in these bones should reflect a direct disease effect on longitudinal...
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