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Ligamentum flavum cyst of the cervical spine associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

    Yasuhito Yahara, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Shoji Seki, Yumiko Abe & Tomoatsu Kimura

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

    Takeshi Oya

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Yahara, Y., Kawaguchi, Y., Seki, S. et al. Ligamentum flavum cyst of the cervical spine associated with rheumatoid arthritis. J Orthop Sci 14, 215–218 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-008-1313-8

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