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Review
. 2009 Jan 6;180(1):59-65.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080183.

Acute monoarthritis: what is the cause of my patient's painful swollen joint?

Lingling Ma  1 , Ann Cranney, Jayna M Holroyd-Leduc
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Review

Acute monoarthritis: what is the cause of my patient's painful swollen joint?

Lingling Ma et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1: A stepwise approach to the diagnosis of acute monoarthritis. Adapted from Freed et al.2 *No studies were identified to support this recommendation.
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