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Sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF): an old method with new horizons

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.Box 151, 84101, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Elad Leron & Polina Shwarzmam

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel

    Offer Erez

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    Offer Erez

  4. Urogynaecology Department, Franziskus and St Joseph Hospitals, Berlin, Germany

    Kaven Baessler

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Leron, E., Erez, O., Shwarzmam, P. et al. Sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF): an old method with new horizons. Arch Gynecol Obstet 305, 1379–1382 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06508-1

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