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An unusual bone change in acromegaly

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A case of acromegaly is reported showing a layer of bone ‘capping’ the humeral and femoral heads apparently as the result of new bone formation by the articular cartilage.

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  1. Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Mary Stuart Fisher M.D.

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Fisher, M.S. An unusual bone change in acromegaly. Skeletal Radiol. 3, 177–178 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347365

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