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. 2012 Feb;13(1):119-20.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.1.6691.

Kohler's Disease

Nirav Shastri  1 , Lauren Olson, Milton Fowler
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Kohler's Disease

Nirav Shastri et al. West J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

We present a pediatric case report of foot pain due to Kohler's disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding, sources, and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Radiograph of foot. Arrows point to the navicular bone with avascular necrosis
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