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Posterior spinal fusion and correction of Scheuermann kyphosis

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    Hossein Mehdian, Ashish Khurana & Oliver M. Stokes

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Mehdian, H., Khurana, A. & Stokes, O.M. Posterior spinal fusion and correction of Scheuermann kyphosis. Eur Spine J 24 (Suppl 5), 660–663 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4008-9

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