Can't sync IPhone after PC crash/restore

Hi, hopefully someone can help me.
My PC crashed.  I had to take it back to original settings, completely restoring the hard drive.  Once complete, I reinstalled ITunes 11 and restored my data from external backup.
Now I can't sync our IPhones to ITunes because I get an error that my IPhone is associated with another ITunes library.  I'm not sure how to go about solving this issues.
I had contemplated uninstalling ITunes and the library and starting fresh because some of the music stored on the external backup was duplicated when I reinstalled it as some was stored in the ITunes cloud. 
Any ideas on how to sync the IPhones would be appreciated.

Do you mean simply trash the iTunes app?
If so, then how do I reinstall it, that is, where do I find the files to do so?  A spotlight search of my iMac didn't show any file with which to do so, and a search on Apple Support discuss Windows systems only.
Thanks for your help!

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