Safety of carboxymethylcellulose/polyethylene oxide for the prevention of adhesions in lumbar disc herniation - Consecutive case series review

Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fransen, Patrick ^a  

^a Clinique du Parc Leopold   (Belgium)

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EID: 45149096207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1164-2-2     Document Type: Article

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