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. 2019 Feb;13(1):173-174.
doi: 10.31616/asj.2018.0267. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

Zygapophyseal Joint Orientation and Facet Tropism and Their Association with Lumbar Disc Prolapse

Tarush Rustagi  1   2 , Harvinder Singh Chhabra  1 , Kalidutta Das  1
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Zygapophyseal Joint Orientation and Facet Tropism and Their Association with Lumbar Disc Prolapse

Tarush Rustagi et al. Asian Spine J. 2019 Feb.
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