Inter-observer reliability of detecting Dynesys pedicle screw using plain X-rays: a study on 50 post-operative patients.

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Published in Eur Spine J on June 16, 2009

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Fras Dakhil-Jerew1, H Jadeja, A Cohen, J A N Shepperd

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1: Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK. fdjerew@yahoo.com

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