Complications related to anterolateral approaches

Pitfalls in Cervical Spine Surgery: Avoidance and Management of Complications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 91-108

  Denaro, Luca ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^b   Papalia, Rocco ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

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EID: 84891985938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85019-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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