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Stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal head in a college basketball player

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    David Z. Frankel

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Frankel, D.Z., DiFiori, J.P. Stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal head in a college basketball player. Curr Sports Med Rep 6, 285–287 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11932-007-0063-2

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