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Posterior only treatment of adult thoracic kyphosis with multiple Ponte osteotomies and pedicle screw instrumentation

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    Giovanni Andrea La Maida & Bernardo Misaggi

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La Maida, G.A., Misaggi, B. Posterior only treatment of adult thoracic kyphosis with multiple Ponte osteotomies and pedicle screw instrumentation. Eur Spine J 21, 1891–1895 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2472-z

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