Value of Additional Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum |
Hwang, Sung Hwan
(Department of Neurosurgery, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital of Korea)
Chung, Chun Kee (Human Brain Function Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital) Kim, Chi Heon (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Yang, Seung Heon (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Choi, Yunhee (Division of Medical Statistics, Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Yoon, Joonho (Department of Neurosurgery, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital of Korea) |
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