Posterior Thoracic Cage Interbody Fusion Offers Solid Bone Fusion with Sagittal Alignment Preservation for Decompression and Fusion Surgery in Lower Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine |
Shin, Hong Kyung
(Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Moinay (Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Oh, Sun Kyu (Department of Neurological Surgery, National Police Hospital) Choi, Il (Department of Neurological Surgery, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University) Seo, Dong Kwang (Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Park, Jin Hoon (Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Roh, Sung Woo (Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Jeon, Sang Ryong (Department of Neurological Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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