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Cervical spine surgical approaches and techniques

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    1. Center for Spinal Therapy, Schön Klinik Nürnberg Fürth, Europa-Allee 1, 90763, Fürth, Germany

      Klaus J. Schnake

    2. Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, Hôpital Timone, IRPHE, Aix Marseille Université, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, 13005, Marseille, France

      Patrick Tropiano

    3. I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Via Riccardo Galeazzi, 4, 20161, Milan, Italy

      Pedro Berjano & Claudio Lamartina

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    Schnake, K.J., Tropiano, P., Berjano, P. et al. Cervical spine surgical approaches and techniques. Eur Spine J 25 (Suppl 4), 486–487 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4863-z

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