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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC

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Ulnar lengthening in juvenile chronicarthritisUlnar lengthening can be done safely and theprocedure seems to stabilize the carpus, islikely to improve appearance, may improvefunctionIn the majority of cases does eliminate theuse of an external splint.Results seem to be stable for at least 3 to 5years.Mink van der Molen Abet al, J Hand Surg [Br]. 1998

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