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Cheon, SH., Oh, CW., Lee, JY. et al. Early diagnosis of impending femoral insufficiency fractures by use of MRI: case report and review of the literature. J Orthop Sci 18, 843–848 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0218-8
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