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Orthopaedic/Radiology/Pathology Conference: Multiple Nodular Outgrowths in the Hands and Feet of a 60-year-old Man

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Acknowledgments

We thank Satya S. G. Mohapatra, MD, for help in evaluating the radiographs and MRI, Ishani Mohapatra, MD, for help in analyzing the histopathologic data, and Vipul Vijay, Resident in Orthopedics, for collection of research materials.

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This work was performed at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER.

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Kapoor, S.K., Kataria, H., Patra, S.R. et al. Orthopaedic/Radiology/Pathology Conference: Multiple Nodular Outgrowths in the Hands and Feet of a 60-year-old Man. Clin Orthop Relat Res 468, 637–642 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0898-3

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