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This study has been supported in part by grant #15953 from the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Tampa, FL.
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No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO.