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Thoracic and Abdominal Wall Injuries in Sports

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Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries

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    Jan L. Gielen MD, PhD (Associate Professor), Filip M. Vanhoenacker MD, PhD & Pieter Van Dyck MD

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Gielen, J.L., Vanhoenacker, F.M., Van Dyck, P. (2007). Thoracic and Abdominal Wall Injuries in Sports. In: Vanhoenacker, F.M., Maas, M., Gielen, J.L. (eds) Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68201-1_25

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