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Single level anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion

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    Cesare Faldini, Mohammadreza Chehrassan, Fabrizio Perna, Raffaele Borghi, Antonio Mazzotti & Francesco Traina

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Faldini, C., Chehrassan, M., Perna, F. et al. Single level anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion. Eur Spine J 26 (Suppl 3), 423–424 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5271-8

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