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Research Article

Cervical foraminotomy: an effective treatment for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

G. R. V. KUMAR Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London UK.
,
R. S. MAURICE-WILLIAMS
&
R. BRADFORD
Pages 563-568 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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