- Sudeck atrophy (disease)
- Su·deck atrophy (disease) (sooґdek) [Paul Hermann Martin Sudeck, German surgeon, 1866–1938] posttraumatic osteoporosis; see under osteoporosis.
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Sudeck atrophy (disease)
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