NFlex Dynamic Stabilization System : Two-Year Clinical Outcomes of Multi-Center Study
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Coe, Jeffrey D.
(Silicon Valley Spine Institute)
Kitchel, Scott H. (Orthopedic Spine Associates) Meisel, Hans Jorg (BG-Clinic Bergmannstrost) Wingo, Charles H. (Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic) Lee, Soo-Eon (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Jahng, Tae-Ahn (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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