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Endoscopic Transforaminal Thoracic Foraminotomy and Discectomy for the Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2000.9.4.11