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Radiographic changes after anterior cervical discectomy and their clinical impact

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Supported by the European Regional Development Fund—Project FNUSA-ICRC (No. CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

    Ales Vlasak

  2. International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

    Ales Vlasak & Daniel Horinek

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, J E Purkyne University, Masaryk Hospital, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic

    Daniel Horinek & Martin Sames

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Vlasak, A., Horinek, D. & Sames, M. Radiographic changes after anterior cervical discectomy and their clinical impact. Acta Neurochir 156, 2153–2154 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-014-2110-0

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