Tuberculosis of the spine. A systematic review of case series.

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Published in Int Orthop on November 25, 2011

Authors

Manuel Fuentes Ferrer1, Luisa Gutiérrez Torres, Oscar Ayala Ramírez, Mercedes Rumayor Zarzuelo, Náyade del Prado González

Author Affiliations

1: Preventive Medicine, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. mfuentesferrer@gmail.com

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