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Acta Neurochirurgica
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 9/2009

01-09-2009 | Editorial

Endoscopic lumbar disc surgery: The hammer and the nail problem or the “Not-So-Easy Go” system

Author: Bernhard Meyer

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 9/2009

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The saying goes: “if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. …
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Title
Endoscopic lumbar disc surgery: The hammer and the nail problem or the “Not-So-Easy Go” system
Author
Bernhard Meyer
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0453-8

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