Structure and biology of the intervertebral disk in health and disease.

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Published in Orthop Clin North Am on October 01, 2011

Authors

Wilson C W Chan1, Kit Ling Sze, Dino Samartzis, Victor Y L Leung, Danny Chan

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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