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

J Orthop Sci

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

Published: May 2009

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