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. 2020 Jul 15;45(14):942-943.
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003571.

COVID-19 Nonessential Surgery Restrictions and Spine Surgery: A German Experience

Ankit I Mehta  1 , Ryan G Chiu
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COVID-19 Nonessential Surgery Restrictions and Spine Surgery: A German Experience

Ankit I Mehta et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). .
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Spine cases performed at Schoen Clinic locations in 2019 and 2020.
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