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David Randall Hootnick

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US orthopaedic surgeon.

Biography of David Randall Hootnick

David Randall Hootnick is (july 2004) Clinical Professor - Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics and Anatomy & Cell Biology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY.

We thank Andre Trombeta for information submitted.

Bibliography

  • David S. Packard, D. Hootnick, E. M. Levinsohn, L. DeGennaro, R. Silverman, and V. Patel
    Role of the Vascular System in the Development of Bony Malformations of the Limb. 2000?
  • D. S. Packard, Jr., E. M. Levinsohn and D. R. Hootnick:
    Extent of duplication in lower limb malformations suggests the time of the teratogenic insult. Pediatrics, Evanston, Illinois, 1993, 91:411-413.

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