Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 356-361 , June 2001

Posttraumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle: Analysis of 7 cases and a review of the literature

Received 12 July 2000

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☆ bAssistant Professor of Radiology, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, Calif.

☆☆ Submit reprint requests to: Michael A. Mestan, DC, Parker College of Chiropractic, Department of Radiology, 2500 Walnut Hill Ln, East Building, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75229-5668. E-mail: mmestan@parkercc.edu.

★ J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2001;24:356-61

PII: S0161-4754(01)50786-1

doi: 10.1067/mmt.2001.115260

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 356-361 , June 2001

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