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Nucleus pulposus replacement: an emerging technology

✍ Scribed by Maurice L. Goins; David W. Wimberley; Philip S. Yuan; Laurence N. Fitzhenry; Alexander R. Vaccaro

Book ID: 119369304
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 545 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 1529-9430
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.02.021

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