Ossified Ligamentum Flavum causing Cervical Myelopathy

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Spine

سال: 2012

ISSN: 1738-2262,2093-6729

DOI: 10.14245/kjs.2012.9.1.24