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Percutaneous pedicle screw insertion of the spine

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  1. Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Hamburg University, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Daniel Briem & Wolfgang Lehmann

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Briem, D., Lehmann, W. Percutaneous pedicle screw insertion of the spine. Eur Spine J 17, 1399–1400 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0717-7

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