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A New High-Speed Shielded Curved Device Allowing Safe Posterior Thoracic Discectomy Through a Modified Transforaminal Thoracic Interbody Fusion Approach: Technique Description and Case Series

MICHAEL A. MILLGRAM, DANIEL E KOLSKY, WILLIAM J. BEUTLER, RICHARD D GUYER and ELY ASHKENAZI
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2019, 13 (6) 515-521; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6069
MICHAEL A. MILLGRAM
1Israel Spine Center, Assuta Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel,
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WILLIAM J. BEUTLER
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vol. 13 no. 6 515-521
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https://doi.org/10.14444/6069
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31970046

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  • Published online January 16, 2020.

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  1. MICHAEL A. MILLGRAM, MD1,
  2. DANIEL E KOLSKY, BSCMED1,
  3. WILLIAM J. BEUTLER, MD2,
  4. RICHARD D GUYER, MD3 and
  5. ELY ASHKENAZI, MD1
  1. 1Israel Spine Center, Assuta Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel,
  2. 2Pennsylvania Spine Institute, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
  3. 3Texas Back Institute, Plano, Texas
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Michael A. Millgram, MD, Israel Spine Center, Assuta Hospital, Habarzel 20, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel. Phone: (972)-546319458; Email: research{at}isc.co.il.
  1. M.A.M and D.K. contributed equally to this study.

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MICHAEL A. MILLGRAM, DANIEL E KOLSKY, WILLIAM J. BEUTLER, RICHARD D GUYER, ELY ASHKENAZI
International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2019, 13 (6) 515-521; DOI: 10.14444/6069

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