Diagnostic imaging of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

OPLL: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 127-143

  Nagata, Kensei ^a   Sato, Kimiaki ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 84857892343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-32563-5_19     Document Type: Chapter

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