The full-endoscopic interlaminar approach for lumbar disc herniations

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (Second Edition): A Surgical Manual

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 346-355

  Ruetten, S ^a,b  

^a ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29490-2_38     Document Type: Chapter

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