Chronic Nonunion in a Patient With Bilateral Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures Treated Successfully With Twice Daily Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound
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Zeeshan Waseem MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, 550 University Ave, Toronto, Canada M5G 2A2
Disclosure: nothing to discloseAddress correspondence to: Z.W.Search for more papers by this authorMichael Ford MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Disclosure: nothing to discloseSearch for more papers by this authorKhalid Syed MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Disclosure: nothing to discloseSearch for more papers by this authorJohn Flannery MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Zeeshan Waseem MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, 550 University Ave, Toronto, Canada M5G 2A2
Disclosure: nothing to discloseAddress correspondence to: Z.W.Search for more papers by this authorMichael Ford MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Disclosure: nothing to discloseSearch for more papers by this authorKhalid Syed MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Disclosure: nothing to discloseSearch for more papers by this authorJohn Flannery MD
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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