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Technique of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy via an interlaminar approach

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  1. Spine Center, Schön Clinic Munich Harlaching, Harlachinger Str. 51, 81547, Munich, Germany

    Christoph J. Siepe & Daniel Sauer

  2. Academic Teaching Hospital and Spine Research Institute of the Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria

    Christoph J. Siepe & Daniel Sauer

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Siepe, C.J., Sauer, D. Technique of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy via an interlaminar approach. Eur Spine J 27 (Suppl 4), 566–567 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5657-2

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