Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy: an Unusual Cause of Knee Pain and Recurrent Effusion.
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SUBMITTER: Swarup I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5026666 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy: an Unusual Cause of Knee Pain and Recurrent Effusion.
Swarup Ishaan I Mintz Douglas N DN Salvati Eduardo A EA
HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery 20160830 3
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