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The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical research” articles in the European Spine Journal 2014

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This is a review of some 50 papers published in the European Spine Journal in the year 2014. They are selected on the basis that the author felt they were significant contributions to the spinal literature in that year. A brief precis is provided of each paper, and each is accompanied by a short discussion explaining its importance and relevance.

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Mulholland, R.C. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical research” articles in the European Spine Journal 2014. Eur Spine J 24, 22–30 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-014-3718-8

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