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CRP and leukocyte-count after lumbar spine surgery: fusion vs. nucleotomy

Clayton N KraftDepartment of Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Unit, Helios Klinikum, KrefeldCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tobias KrügerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Unit, Helios Klinikum, Krefeld
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Jörn WesthoffDepartment of Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Unit, Helios Klinikum, Krefeld
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Christian LüringDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Regensburg, Bad Abbach
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Oliver WeberDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
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Dieter C WirtzDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
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Peter H PennekampDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
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Pages 489-493 | Received 22 Oct 2009, Accepted 21 Dec 2010, Published online: 10 Jun 2011

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