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The functional muscle-bone unit in children with cerebral palsy

I Duran1, F Schütz2, S Hamacher3

  • 1Center of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Cologne, Lindenburger Allee 44, 50931, Cologne, Germany. Ibrahim.duran@unireha-koeln.de.

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