Kyphectomy in Children with Myelomeningocele
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Kyphectomy in the treatment of patients with myelomeningocele.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1641-9