Titanium Mesh Cage for Anterior Stabilization in Tuberculous Spondylitis : Is It Safe? |
Bak, Koang-Hum
(Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Cheong, Jin-Hwan (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Jae-Min (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Choong-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim, Seung-Bum (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) |
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