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Hi i recently had an x-ray on my hand and the doctor said there was some changes to the cortex of my bone, i was wondering what it means i'm 23yrs old?
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Hard to say: Would need to see the actual images and report to comment if this is significant or not.
Answered 6/18/2015
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