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Sever disease

  • osteochondrosis of the apophysis of the os calcis

    • apopohysis becomes dense and sclerotic and undergoes fragmentation

    • difficult to differentiate from normal finding on plain films
    • apophysis normally varies greatly and may ossify from several centers

    Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
    Last updated:  1 October 2013


     

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