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    Neville B. Wright MB, ChB, DMRD, FRCR

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Wright, N.B. (2006). Perthes’ Disease. In: Davies, A.M., Johnson, K.J., Whitehouse, R.W. (eds) Imaging of the Hip & Bony Pelvis. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30000-7_11

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