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Flexion contractures of the legs as the manifestation of secondary adrenal insufficiency due to Sheehan’s syndrome

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan

    Masahiko Ikeuchi, Masashi Izumi, Tatsunori Ikemoto & Toshikazu Tani

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Ikeuchi, M., Izumi, M., Ikemoto, T. et al. Flexion contractures of the legs as the manifestation of secondary adrenal insufficiency due to Sheehan’s syndrome. J Orthop Sci 19, 502–506 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0310-0

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