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Uninstrumented ventral surgery for subaxial cervical spine tuberculosis: Clinical and radiological outcome

RK Moorthy Department of Neurological Sciences Christian Medical College Vellore India
,
MJ Arunkumar Department of Neurological Sciences Christian Medical College Vellore India
&
V Rajshekhar Department of Neurological Sciences Christian Medical College Vellore India
Pages 584-589 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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