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01-06-2019 | Spinal Surgery | Letter to the editor - Spine - Other

Minimally invasive anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to open techniques

Author: Marcel Ivanov

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 6/2019

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Title: Minimally invasive anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to open techniques
Author: Marcel Ivanov
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keyword: Spinal Surgery
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03905-5

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