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Children are different! This statement has been presented in many different ways; but it is critically important that this central fact be recognized, if one is to successfully diagnose and treat disease in this age group. Even within this rather broad range of ages there are dramatic differences among specific subsets: neonate, child, and adolescent.
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Delahay, J.N., Lauerman, W.C. (2011). Children’s Orthopedics. In: Wiesel, S., Delahay, J. (eds) Essentials of Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1389-0_5
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