Black colored intervertebral disc; ochronosis: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1302-0234,1308-6316
DOI: 10.5606/tftrd.2017.03789