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Guitar player acro-osteolysis

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Acquired acro-osteolysis (AOL) has been associated with a spectrum of agents and diseases. This case demonstrates AOL as an unusual complication of repeated mechanical stress in a young guitar player. Pathophysiologic correlation with the other acquired forms of AOL is discussed.

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Judy M. Destouet M.D. & William A. Murphy M.D.

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Destouet, J.M., Murphy, W.A. Guitar player acro-osteolysis. Skeletal Radiol. 6, 275–277 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347201

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