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. 2008 Oct;32(5):717.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-007-0450-6. Epub 2007 Aug 28.

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage filled with bone morphogenic protein and demineralised bone matrix in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Rob D Dickerman, Ashley S Reynolds, Brent Morgan
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Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage filled with bone morphogenic protein and demineralised bone matrix in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Rob D Dickerman et al. Int Orthop. 2008 Oct.
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