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Orthopaedic Case of the Month: A 51-year-old Man with a Painless Wrist Mass

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/JMH, 335 S. Biscayne Blvd., #2003, Miami, FL, 33131, USA

    Razvan Nicolescu MD & Sheila A. Conway MD

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Paul D. Clifford MD

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Philip G. Robinson MD

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Nicolescu, R., Clifford, P.D., Robinson, P.G. et al. Orthopaedic Case of the Month: A 51-year-old Man with a Painless Wrist Mass. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 727–732 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2637-4

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