Biomechanics of the spine

Spinal Disorders: Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 41-66

  Ferguson, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84856213224     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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