Hybrids: good for cars and the environment—are they good for the spine too?
Received 1 July 2009; accepted 2 July 2009. published online 07 August 2009.
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Biomechanical comparison of a two-level Maverick disc replacement with a hybrid one-level disc replacement and one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion
, 29 May 2009
Serkan Erkan, Yamil Rivera, Chunhui Wu, Amir A. Mehbod, Ensor E. Transfeldt
The Spine Journal
October 2009 (Vol. 9, Issue 10, Pages 830-835) Abstract |
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COMMENTARY ON: Erkan S, Rivera Y, Wu C, et al. Biomechanical comparison of a two-level Maverick disc replacement with a hybrid one-level disc replacement and one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion. Spine J 2009;9:830–835 (in this issue).
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