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A case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis complicated with cervical myelopathy due to ossification of yellow ligament in which bone histomorphometry demonstrated delayed calcification

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Pages 186-191 | Received 27 Sep 2019, Accepted 13 Nov 2019, Published online: 07 Jan 2020

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