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Split Peroneus Brevis Tendon: An Unusual Cause of Ankle Pain and Instability

Bindiya Chauhan, Pina Panchal, Edward Szabo and Thad Wilkins
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2014, 27 (2) 297-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130009
Bindiya Chauhan
From the Department of Family Medicine (BC, PP, TW) and the Department of Orthopedics (ES), Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta.
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Pina Panchal
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Edward Szabo
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Bindiya Chauhan, Pina Panchal, Edward Szabo, Thad Wilkins
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2014, 27 (2) 297-302; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130009
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