Lumbosacral Transition Vertebra: Prevalence and Its Significance
Vijay Sekharappa, Rohit Amritanand, Venkatesh Krishnan, Kenny Samuel David
Asian Spine J. 2014;8(1):51-58.   Published online 2014 Feb 6     DOI: https://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2014.8.1.51
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