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Analytical anatomy: quantifying surgical access with and without orbital bar removal: cadaver and surgical phantom studies

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Manchester Skull Base Unit, Salford Royal Foundation Trust (SRFT), Manchester, UK

    Zsolt Zador & Kanna Gnanalingham

  2. Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Kanna Gnanalingham

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Zador, Z., Gnanalingham, K. Analytical anatomy: quantifying surgical access with and without orbital bar removal: cadaver and surgical phantom studies. Acta Neurochir 156, 1635–1636 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-014-2131-8

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