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Orthopedic Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis.
Orthopedics - 1 Jan 2000
Lambrechts Mark J, Smith Matthew J, Choma Theodore J
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a relatively common disease seen in Whites of northern European descent. Classically, it was a lethal disease and uncommon for the orthopedic practitioner to interact with CF patients. Recent pharmaceutical breakthroughs targeting the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene have significantly prolonged patient life expectancy. This makes it increasingly likely that orthopedic...
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