Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1246-1256 , December 2008

Finite element application in implant research for treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease

Received 25 February 2008 ,Revised 25 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.07.012

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1246-1256 , December 2008

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