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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1 Minami Kogushi, 1-Chome, Ube, 755-8505, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Toshihiko Taguchi

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  1. National Hospital Organization, Osaka-Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka, 586-8521, Japan

    Kazuo Yonenobu M.D., D.Med.Sc. (Vice-Director) (Vice-Director)

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan

    Kozo Nakamura M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery School of Medicine, Keio University 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

    Yoshiaki Toyama M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Taguchi, T. (2006). Etiology and Pathogenesis. In: Yonenobu, K., Nakamura, K., Toyama, Y. (eds) OPLL. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-32563-5_6

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