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Foreign body reaction to hydroxyapatite after anterior cervical discectomy with fusion

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Pedro Lavrador & Sérgio Livraghi

  2. Laboratory of Neuropathology, Hospital Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro Pereira & José Pimentel

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    José Pedro Lavrador

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Lavrador, J.P., Livraghi, S., Pereira, P. et al. Foreign body reaction to hydroxyapatite after anterior cervical discectomy with fusion. Acta Neurochir 155, 321–322 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1601-0

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