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Heterotopic bone formation causing recurrent donor site pain following iliac crest bone harvesting

N. Ross, L. Tacconi, J. B. Miles Department of Neurosurgery, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK
Pages 476-479 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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