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hemophilia CHORUS

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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/01019.html

Description: * incidence: knees> elbows> ankles> hips> shoulders> wrists
* results in secondary OA (DDx: acromegaly, ochronosis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, chronic trauma)
xray manifestations:
* premature closure of epiphysis leading to short bone with enlarged end
* "squared" patella (flattened inferiorly)
* widened intercondylar notch
* subchondral cysts
* severe osteopenia

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Brian Funaki, MD
Institution: CHORUS
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Fri Jul 24 2009