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Orthopaedic Management of Poliomyelitis by loka janani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Poliomyelitis, or polio, was first documented thousands of years ago but was a major public health problem in the 20th century prior to widespread vaccination. Although polio has been eradicated in most parts of the world, orthopaedic surgeons still occasionally treat residual deformities in patients who had polio as children. Post-polio syndrome, characterized by new muscle weakness or paralysis, also occurs in some patients 20-40 years after their initial polio infection. When considering treatment for po
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- loka janani
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- EN