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Dumbbell-shaped osteochondroma of the fifth rib causing spinal cord compression

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan

    Masaaki Chazono, Fumiaki Masui, Yasuhiko Kawaguchi, Hiromichi Hazama, Junko Ueda, Shigeru Saito, Yoshitaka Ito, Kentaro Kasama & Keisho Liu

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Keishi Marumo

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Chazono, M., Masui, F., Kawaguchi, Y. et al. Dumbbell-shaped osteochondroma of the fifth rib causing spinal cord compression. J Orthop Sci 14, 336–338 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-008-1323-6

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