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Degenerative Diseases of the Spine

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    D. Weishaupt

  2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital, Shropshire, UK

    I. McCall

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler

  2. Kantonsspital, Institut für Radiologie, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

  3. Universitätsspital Nuklearmedizin, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

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Weishaupt, D., McCall, I. (2005). Degenerative Diseases of the Spine. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0339-3_19

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