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Research Article

Posterolateral thoracic disc disease: clinical presentation and surgical experience with a modified approach

R Nannapaneni Department of Neurosurgery James Cook University Hospital Middlesborough UK
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SM Marks Department of Neurosurgery James Cook University Hospital Middlesborough UK
Pages 467-470 | Published online: 20 Aug 2009

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