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Payares-Lizano M. The limping child. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2020 Feb;67(1):119-38. Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: acutely limping child up to age 5. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Nov;15(11S):S252-62.Full text Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: developmental dysplasia of the hip - child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 May;16(5S):S94-103.Full text Abstract
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