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Thoracolumbar Fusion in Extreme Obesity: Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes

JACOB R. JOSEPH, JENNIFER NEVA, BRANDON W. SMITH, MARY O. STRASSER and PAUL PARK
International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2019, 13 (1) 24-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6003
JACOB R. JOSEPH
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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JENNIFER NEVA
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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vol. 13 no. 1 24-27
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  1. JACOB R. JOSEPH,
  2. JENNIFER NEVA,
  3. BRANDON W. SMITH,
  4. MARY O. STRASSER and
  5. PAUL PARK
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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    Paul Park, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Room 3553 TC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338. Phone: (734) 615-2627; Email: ppark{at}med.umich.edu
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