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Selective thoracolumbar instrumentation with pedicle screws and sublaminar bands (universal clamps) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

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    Claudio Lamartina & Riccardo Cecchinato

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Lamartina, C., Cecchinato, R. Selective thoracolumbar instrumentation with pedicle screws and sublaminar bands (universal clamps) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J 20, 2286–2287 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-011-2088-8

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