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Knee contractures could be devastating and can result in bigger energy expenditure during the gait cycle. Most contractures are because of the congenital syndromes and due to trauma sequela.

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  1. Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Levent Eralp MD (Prof.)

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  1. Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Çakmak

  2. Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cengiz Şen

  3. Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Levent Eralp

  4. Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Halil Ibrahim Balci

  5. Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Melih Civan

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Eralp, L. (2018). Joint Contractures. In: Çakmak, M., Şen, C., Eralp, L., Balci, H., Civan, M. (eds) Basic Techniques for Extremity Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45675-1_42

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