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Educational Section: Discussion

Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomized trial

Pages 713-714 | Received 26 Aug 2008, Accepted 15 Sep 2008, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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