C7 Posterior Fixation Using Intralaminar Screws : Early Clinical and Radiographic Outcome
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Jang, Sang-Hoon
(Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Hong, Jae-Taek (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Il-Sup (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Yeo, In-Sung (Department of Neurosurgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Son, Byung-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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