Costotransversectomy in thoracic spinal tuberculosis
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery diagnosis of thoracic spinal tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: The South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1681-150X
DOI: 10.17159/2309-8309/2016/v15n1a10