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s/l tergium regarding leg deformity needing amputation - mtks


Posted: Dec 30, 2009

...told her that at this point with the amount of deformity there in the terguim that she has on the left side, that correction of this leg might be very difficult.

This is a newborn baby patient.

pterygium - OP

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I just found popliteal pterygium syndrome. I thought that was just an eye disorder. Sounds right though!


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