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Surgical Resection of Bertolotti Syndrome

Gonzalo Sumarriva, Brandon Cook and Paul Celestre
Ochsner Journal March 2022, 22 (1) 76-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.21.0012
Gonzalo Sumarriva
1Department of Orthopedics, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Brandon Cook
1Department of Orthopedics, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Paul Celestre
1Department of Orthopedics, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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