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Melorheostosis of the sacrum causing acute-onset neurological symptoms

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  1. McGill University, McIntyre Medical Building, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, Canada

    JoongChul Yoon

  2. Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, The Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada

    Laila Al Shafai & Marie-Hélène Martin

  3. Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, The Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada

    Ayoub Nahal

  4. Department of Orthopedics, McGill University Health Centre, The Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada

    Robert E. Turcotte

  5. 3415 Cote-Des-Neiges, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3H 1T4

    JoongChul Yoon

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Yoon, J., Al Shafai, L., Nahal, A. et al. Melorheostosis of the sacrum causing acute-onset neurological symptoms. Skeletal Radiol 40, 1369–1373 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1216-1

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