Factors affecting Titanium Cage Subsidence after Anterior Fixation of the Cervical Spine
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0914-6024,1880-9359
DOI: 10.2531/spinalsurg.22.17