Features of the Filum Terminale in Tethered Cord Syndrome with Focus on Pathology |
Sim, Jungbo
(Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Shim, Youngbo (Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) Kim, Kyung Hyun (Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) Kim, Seung-Ki (Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) Lee, Ji Yeoun (Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) |
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