The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 121-127 , February 2009

Choice of plate may affect outcomes for single versus multilevel ACDF: results of a prospective randomized single-blind trial

Received 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 19 November 2007.

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 The authors do not have a financial relationship that creates, or may be perceived as creating, a conflict related to this article.

PII: S1529-9430(07)01058-3

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.11.009

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 121-127 , February 2009

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