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Chronic Knee Pain in an 80-year-old Woman

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  1. Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Mark R. Robbin MD

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Peter G. Pavlidakey MD

  3. Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Patrick Getty MD

  4. Interventional Radiology Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Hooman Yarmohammadi MD

  5. Interventional Radiology Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sheikh Zayed Tower, Suite 7203, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Hooman Yarmohammadi MD

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Robbin, M.R., Pavlidakey, P.G., Getty, P. et al. Chronic Knee Pain in an 80-year-old Woman. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 3062–3068 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3129-x

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