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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, 2012

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Mulholland, R.C. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review. Eur Spine J 22, 250–259 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2630-3

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