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Cerebral Palsy

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Various types and classification of cerebral palsy, diagnosis, and management of deformities associated with it.

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Iyer, K.M. (2019). Cerebral Palsy. In: Iyer, K., Khan, W. (eds) General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15089-1_14

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