MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN FACET JOINTS AT VARIOUS DEGREES OF DEGENERATION OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Современные проблемы науки и образования (Modern Problems of Science and Education)
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2070-7428
DOI: 10.17513/spno.29658