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Endoscopic treatment of calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris in a patient with intractable pain

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea

    Jae-Hyuk Yang

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, KonKuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 4-12, Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Kwang-Jun Oh

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Yang, JH., Oh, KJ. Endoscopic treatment of calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris in a patient with intractable pain. J Orthop Sci 18, 1046–1049 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0250-8

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