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Paraarticular osteochondroma of a cervico-thoracic facet joint presenting as myelopathy

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    Takeshi Okamoto, Masashi Neo, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Takemoto & Takashi Nakamura

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Okamoto, T., Neo, M., Fujibayashi, S. et al. Paraarticular osteochondroma of a cervico-thoracic facet joint presenting as myelopathy. Skeletal Radiol 40, 1629–1632 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1289-x

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