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Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Posterior listhesis of a lumbar vertebra in spinal tuberculosis” (by Matthew A. Kirkman and Krishnamurthy Sridhar)

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Sell, P. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Posterior listhesis of a lumbar vertebra in spinal tuberculosis” (by Matthew A. Kirkman and Krishnamurthy Sridhar). Eur Spine J 20, 6–8 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1527-2

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