Bone-Preserving Decompression Procedures Have a Minor Effect on the Flexibility of the Lumbar Spine |
Costa, Francesco
(Department of Neurosurgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center)
Ottardi, Claudia (LaBS, Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano) Volkheimer, David (Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Trauma Research Centre Ulm, Ulm University) Ortolina, Alessandro (Department of Neurosurgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center) Bassani, Tito (IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute) Wilke, Hans-Joachim (Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Trauma Research Centre Ulm, Ulm University) Galbusera, Fabio (IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute) |
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