The biology of the ovine functional spinal unit : facet cartilage and intervertebral disc

Back pain will affect up to 84% of people at some point in their lives. It is a major public health problem in Western society leading to disability and economic loss through work absence, physician visits and hospitalisation. A major cause of back pain is the natural degeneration of the interverteb...

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Main Author: Gough, Caroline Shanni
Other Authors: Ingham, Eileen ; Tipper, Joanne ; Wilcox, Ruth ; Hall, Richard
Published: University of Leeds 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605240