Open AccessMinimally invasive tubular access for posterior cervical foraminotomy
Author(s) -
Byron C. Branch,
Donald L. Hilton,
Clark Watts
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
surgical neurology international
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2229-5097
pISSN - 2152-7806
DOI - 10.4103/2152-7806.157308
Subject(s) - medicine , foraminotomy , surgery , decompression , retrospective cohort study , invasive surgery
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