Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 198-202 , September 2007

Distinguishing Transient Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome of the Hip from Femoral Head Osteonecrosis

  • Kyung-Hoi Koo, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kyung-Hoi Koo, MD, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, South Korea.
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  • Tae-Young Kim, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2007.06.006

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 198-202 , September 2007

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