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Comment
. 2019 May 29;14(1):164.
doi: 10.1186/s13018-019-1196-8.

Letter to the editor regarding "Is minimally invasive superior than open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level degenerative lumbar diseases: a meta-analysis"

Larry E Miller  1
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Comment

Letter to the editor regarding "Is minimally invasive superior than open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for single-level degenerative lumbar diseases: a meta-analysis"

Larry E Miller. J Orthop Surg Res. .
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