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. 2023 Dec 1;481(12):2303-2308.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002914. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Routine MRI Among Patients With a Suspected Scaphoid Fracture Risks Overdiagnosis

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Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Routine MRI Among Patients With a Suspected Scaphoid Fracture Risks Overdiagnosis

Seth S Leopold. Clin Orthop Relat Res. .
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