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Painful suprapatellar swelling: diagnosis and discussion

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  1. Michelle L. Dorsey

    Present address: East Valley Diagnostic Imaging, 1076 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ, 85224, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA

    Michelle L. Dorsey & Patrick T. Liu

  2. Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA

    Kevin O. Leslie

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA

    Christopher P. Beauchamp

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Dorsey, M.L., Liu, P.T., Leslie, K.O. et al. Painful suprapatellar swelling: diagnosis and discussion. Skeletal Radiol 37, 951–952 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-008-0548-y

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