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Saringer, W. (2006). Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy (Microsurgical and Endoscopic). In: Mayer, H.M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29490-2_10
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