Modeling the annular incision in a herniated lumbar intervertebral disk to study its effect on disk stability

Computers and Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 1291-1297

  Natarajan, R N ^a   Andersson, G B J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0042127033     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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