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Simultaneous avulsion of patellar apexes bilaterally in a hemodialysis patient

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan

    Takayoshi Munakata M.D., Jun Nishida M.D., Tadashi Shimamura M.D., Sadafumi Ichinohe M.D. & Masataka Abe M.D.

  2. Center for Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan

    Shigeru Ehara M.D.

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Munakata, T., Nishida, J., Shimamura, T. et al. Simultaneous avulsion of patellar apexes bilaterally in a hemodialysis patient. Skeletal Radiol. 24, 211–213 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00228927

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