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Single-level ossified ligamentum flavum causing a holocord syrinx: illustrative case

Prashant Punia, Ashish Chugh, Sarang Gotecha

    Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons
    |September 20, 2023
    PubMed
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    Keywords:
    OLFossified ligamentum flavumsyringomyeliasyrinx

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