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M. Yashar S. Kalani and Samuel Kalb contributed equally to this work
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Kalani, M.Y.S., Kalb, S., Perez-Orribo, L. et al. Spinal instrumentation salvage after surgical site infection post long-segment deformity correction. Acta Neurochir 154, 325–327 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1249-1
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