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Editorial
. 2024 Jan 11;11(1):90.
doi: 10.3390/children11010090.

Friend or Foe? Biomechanics and Its Key Role in Paediatric Orthopaedics

Jaap J Tolk  1 , Pieter Bas De Witte  2
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Friend or Foe? Biomechanics and Its Key Role in Paediatric Orthopaedics

Jaap J Tolk et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

Biomechanics play a key role in the development, progression and treatment of musculoskeletal disease in children [...].

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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