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Effect of age on Outcomes After Allogeneic Disc Tissue Supplementation in Patients with Chronic Discogenic low Back Pain in the VAST Trial

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Pages 301-311 | Received 03 Sep 2021, Accepted 03 Nov 2021, Published online: 08 Dec 2021

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