Musculoskeletal system
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsEkaterini Solomou, Pantelis Kraniotis, Athanasia Sotiriadi, Theodore Petsas.
Patient27 years, male
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/11395 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.11395 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |