A rare cause of chronic sciatic pain: Schwannoma of the sciatic nerve
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-5662
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2013.04.001