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Case Reports
. 1999 Feb 13;318(7181):449-51.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7181.449.

Haemochromatosis and exercise related joint pains

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Case Reports

Haemochromatosis and exercise related joint pains

I McCurdie et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Hand radiograph in case 1 showing degenerative changes at second and third metacarpals bilaterally with hooked osteophytes
Figure 2
Figure 2
Radiograph in case 1 showing degenerative change at hip joints at presentation (top) and 18 months later (bottom)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Radiograph in case 1 showing degenerative change at hip joints at presentation (top) and 18 months later (bottom)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Knee radiograph showing chondrocalcinosis in joint space

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