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Letter to the Editor concerning “A hypothesis of chronic back pain: ligament subfailure injuries lead to muscle control dysfunction” (M. Panjabi)

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Schleip, R., Vleeming, A., Lehmann-Horn, F. et al. Letter to the Editor concerning “A hypothesis of chronic back pain: ligament subfailure injuries lead to muscle control dysfunction” (M. Panjabi). Eur Spine J 16, 1733–1735 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0298-2

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