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The Spine in Sports Injuries: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

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  1. AKH, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Franz Kainberger MD, PhD (Professor of Radiology)

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat, 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Filip M. Vanhoenacker MD, PhD  & Jan L. Gielen MD, PhD  & 

  2. Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef, 9, Suite C1-210, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Mario Maas MD, PhD

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Kainberger, F. (2007). The Spine in Sports Injuries: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. In: Vanhoenacker, F.M., Maas, M., Gielen, J.L. (eds) Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68201-1_23

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