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Laminectomy for lumbar canal stenosis: a safe and effective treatment

M. J. Wilby Academic Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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H. Seeley Academic Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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R. J. Laing Academic Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 391-395 | Received 11 Apr 2006, Accepted 22 Aug 2006, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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