A Computed Tomography-Based Anatomic Comparison of Three Different Types of C7 Posterior Fixation Techniques : Pedicle, Intralaminar, and Lateral Mass Screws
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Jang, Woo-Young
(Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital)
Kim, Il-Sup (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital) Lee, Ho-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital) Sung, Jae-Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital) Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital) Hong, Jae-Taek (Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital) |
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