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  1. Jean Claude Koenig
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jean Claude Koenig, X-ray Department, Umhlanga Private Hospital, 423 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Umhlanga, South Africa; drjckoenig{at}mweb.co.za

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2010.080804

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