Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions
Association between Annular Tears and Disk Degeneration: A Longitudinal Study
A. Sharma, T. Pilgram and F.J. Wippold
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2009, 30 (3) 500-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1411
A. Sharma
T. Pilgram

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A. Sharma, T. Pilgram, F.J. Wippold
Association between Annular Tears and Disk Degeneration: A Longitudinal Study
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2009, 30 (3) 500-506; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1411
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