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Surgical Technique for the Implantation of a Biomimetic Artificial Intervertebral Disc in a Goat Animal Model
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The CHARITE Artificial Disc: design history, FDA IDE study results, and surgical technique
1Illinois Neuro-Spine Center, Rush-Copley Hospital, Aurora, USA.
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