Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 470-473 , July 2010

Sternal cancellous bone graft harvest for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with interbody cage devices

Received 28 July 2009 ,Revised 2 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.011

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 470-473 , July 2010

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