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Current Concepts of Contemporary Expandable Lumbar Interbody Fusion Cage Designs, Part 1: An Editorial on Their Biomechanical Characteristics

Boyle C. Cheng, Isaac Swink, Rachelle Yusufbekov, Michele Birgelen, Lisa Ferrara, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski and Domagoj Coric
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2020, 14 (s3) S63-S67; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7128
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1Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Boyle C. Cheng, Isaac Swink, Rachelle Yusufbekov, Michele Birgelen, Lisa Ferrara, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Domagoj Coric
International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2020, 14 (s3) S63-S67; DOI: 10.14444/7128

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Boyle C. Cheng, Isaac Swink, Rachelle Yusufbekov, Michele Birgelen, Lisa Ferrara, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Domagoj Coric
International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2020, 14 (s3) S63-S67; DOI: 10.14444/7128
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