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Minimally invasive anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to open techniques

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Ivanov, M. Minimally invasive anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to open techniques. Acta Neurochir 161, 1077–1078 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03905-5

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