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yeah! probably an "uh" in there.."uh, facet degenerative changes"

Posted By: ltt on 2007-11-01
In Reply to: How about FAIRLY PROMINENT FACET CHANGES (GOOD CATCH!)? nm - Next Guess

Subject: yeah! probably an "uh" in there.."uh, facet degenerative changes"




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