From the *Department of Orthopaedics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, the
†New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, the
‡Istituto di Scienze Ortopedico Trumatologiche e Riabilitative dell Universita di Siena, the
§New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, and the
∥Neuromuscular Research Lab, Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Supported by the Maimonides Medical Center Research and Development Foundation.
Acknowledgment date: November 28, 2000.
First revision date: February 26, 2001.
Second revision date: April 5, 2001
Acceptance date: April 24, 2001.
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