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- 'The osteochondroses', The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, eds R Berkow, M Beers, A Fletcher & R Bogin, section 19, chapter 270. Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. More information here.
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