The relationship between facet joint osteoarthritis and disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: an MRI study
β Scribed by Atsushi Fujiwara; Kazuya Tamai; Minoru Yamato; Howard S. An; Hiroyuki Yoshida; Koichi Saotome; Akira Kurihashi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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