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Arthritis
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 205904, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/205904
Integrative Structural Biomechanical Concepts of Ankylosing Spondylitis
1Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL 61656, USA
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
3Department of Physical Therapy & Health Science, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
Received 31 August 2011; Revised 6 October 2011; Accepted 7 October 2011
Academic Editor: Ruben Burgos-Vargas
Copyright © 2011 Alfonse T. Masi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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