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Munchmeyer’s disease or fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a relatively rare disease and one new case of a 5-year-old boy and follow-up of another case reported earlier have been described.

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    J. S. Makhani

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From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry-6.

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Makhani, J.S. Munchmeyer’s disease or fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Indian J Pediatr 37, 535–539 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02813168

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