Lumbar Facet Joint Osteoarthritis: A Review
Seminars in Arthritis and RheumatismPublished 27 March 2007
Leonid Kalichman, David J. Hunter
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Up-to-date knowledge of this subject can be helpful in the development of diagnostic techniques and in the prevention of lumbar FJ osteoarthritis and low back pain and can assist in the determination of future research goals.
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An up-to-date knowledge of this subject can be helpful in the development of diagnostic techniques and in the prevention of lumbar FJ osteoarthritis and low back pain and can assist in the determination of future research goals.
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