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Lumbar mechanical traction: a biomechanical assessment of change at the lumbar spine

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Published Online: 2019-04-09

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Authors

Tadano, Shigeru

Tanabe, Hideki

Arai, Sadao

Fujino, Keiji

Doi, Tokuhide

Akai, Masami https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-7158
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association (N/A)

Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine (N/A)
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Received: 21 August 2018

Accepted: 28 March 2019

First Online: 9 April 2019

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