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Embryology and Anatomy of the Human Spine

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The development of the human spine is a very rapid embryological phenomenon. During a period of a few brief weeks, the entire anatomical pattern of a lifetime of spinal stability or abnormality is established.

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Keim, H.A. (1976). Embryology and Anatomy of the Human Spine. In: The Adolescent Spine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5660-1_1

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