Lumbar Discectomy

Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 2-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 601-618

  Ehni, Bruce L ^a   Benzel, Edward C ^b   Biscup, Robert S ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-06616-0.50054-7     Document Type: Chapter

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