Clinical application of a handy intraoperative measurement device for lumbar segmental instability
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Clinical tests to diagnose lumbar segmental instability: a systematic review.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0720-6