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Does anyone practice using chest expansion measurement using tape?what is the normal value for the expansion of axilary, xiphoid and 4th intercostals
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Chest expansion loss: Is the earliest finding in ankylosing spondylitis. So if suspected it's a good place to start.
Answered 10/22/2015
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