Bioabsorbable interbody spacers

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 274-280

  Madigan, Luke ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Lim, Moe R ^b   Lee, Joon Y ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 34249292669     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200705000-00005     Document Type: Article

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