AU2001238284A1 - Apparatus for performing a discectomy through a trans-sacral axial bore within the vertebrae of the spine - Google Patents

Apparatus for performing a discectomy through a trans-sacral axial bore within the vertebrae of the spine

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AU2001238284A1
AU2001238284A1 AU2001238284A AU3828401A AU2001238284A1 AU 2001238284 A1 AU2001238284 A1 AU 2001238284A1 AU 2001238284 A AU2001238284 A AU 2001238284A AU 3828401 A AU3828401 A AU 3828401A AU 2001238284 A1 AU2001238284 A1 AU 2001238284A1
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discectomy
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Andrew H. Cragg
Jonathan Kagan
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Axiamed Inc
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