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Original papers

Open-door laminoplasty for multilevel cervical spon-dylotic myelopathy: Good outcome in 12 patients using suture anchor fixation

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Pages 62-66 | Received 03 Nov 2006, Accepted 30 Jul 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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