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O Izambert1, D Mitton, M Thourot

  • 1Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM-CNRS, 151 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. olivier.izambert@wanadoo.fr

European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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