Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 382-386 , May 2010

Fatigue-type stress fractures of the lower limb associated with fibrous cortical defects/non-ossifying fibromas in the skeletally immature

  • A. Shimal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
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  • A.M. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
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  • S.L.J. James

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.L.J. James, Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK.
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  • R.J. Grimer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 11 January 2010 ,Accepted 13 January 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00066-8

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 382-386 , May 2010

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