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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct;64(4):E20-E22.
doi: 10.1002/mus.27377. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Pseudohypertrophy of the extensor digitorum brevis in diabetic polyneuropathy

Pierre R Bourque  1   2   3 , Kawan S Rakhra  4   5 , Jocelyn Zwicker  1   2   3 , Catherine E Pringle  1   3 , Jodi Warman-Chardon  1   2   3
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Pseudohypertrophy of the extensor digitorum brevis in diabetic polyneuropathy

Pierre R Bourque et al. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Oct.
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