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Suspected allergy to titanium after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion using a Zero-P device: a case report

Changgui Shia Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Yanhai Xia Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Bin Suna Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Hailong Hea Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Jiankun Wena Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Yushan Ruanb Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Yunnan, ChinaView further author information
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Xiaojian Yea Department of Spine Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 916-920 | Received 02 Oct 2019, Accepted 16 Jan 2020, Published online: 31 Jan 2020

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