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01-10-2008 | Letter to the Editor

Percutaneous pedicle screws significantly decrease muscle damage and operative time: surgical technique makes a difference!

Authors: Rob D. Dickerman, Ashley S. Reynolds, Jennifer Tackett, Karl Winters, Cecilio Alvarado

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 10/2008

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Percutaneous pedicle screws significantly decrease muscle damage and operative time: surgical technique makes a difference!
Authors: Rob D. Dickerman
Ashley S. Reynolds
Jennifer Tackett
Karl Winters
Cecilio Alvarado
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0714-x

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