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AU2001277993A1 - Apparatus and method for fusing opposing spinal vertebrae - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for fusing opposing spinal vertebrae

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AU2001277993A1
AU2001277993A1 AU2001277993A AU7799301A AU2001277993A1 AU 2001277993 A1 AU2001277993 A1 AU 2001277993A1 AU 2001277993 A AU2001277993 A AU 2001277993A AU 7799301 A AU7799301 A AU 7799301A AU 2001277993 A1 AU2001277993 A1 AU 2001277993A1
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spinal vertebrae
opposing spinal
fusing
fusing opposing
vertebrae
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Dale G. Bramlet M.D.
Jeffrey W. Godsted
Peter Sterghos
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Orthopedics Designs Inc
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