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The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2009

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Mulholland, R.C. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2009. Eur Spine J 19, 11–18 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-009-1245-9

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