Facet tropism in lumbar motion segments and its significance in disc herniation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1211-1214

  Ko, Hyun Yoon ^a   Park, Byung Kyu ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT;

EID: 12644275405     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90334-8     Document Type: Article

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