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Biographical Sketch: Franz König, MD 1832–1910

  • Symposium: Osteochondritis Dissecans
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This biographical sketch on Franz König corresponds to the historic text, The Classic: Ueber freie Körper in den Gelenken [On loose bodies in the joint] (1887), available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-013-2824-y

(Translated by Drs. Richard A. Brand and Christian-Dominik Peterlein).

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Brand, R.A. Biographical Sketch: Franz König, MD 1832–1910. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 1116–1117 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-2823-z

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