Prevention of postlaminectomy epidural fibrosis using bioelastic materials.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on August 01, 2003

Authors

Ron N Alkalay1, David H Kim, Dan W Urry, Jie Xu, Timothy M Parker, Paul A Glazer

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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