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McCullen, G., Criscitiello, A., Yuan, H. (2006). Principles of Endoscopic Techniques to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. In: Mayer, H.M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29490-2_18

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