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01-02-2020 | Original article

The problems associated with revision surgery

Authors: Andrea Redaelli, Alvin Pun, Max Aebi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Special Issue 1/2020

Abstract

This article highlights the issue related to revision surgery in spine and the possible implications in the next future.

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Title: The problems associated with revision surgery
Authors: Andrea Redaelli
Alvin Pun
Max Aebi
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06221-9

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The problems associated with revision surgery

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