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Thoracic Spinal Stenosis From Calcified Ligamentum Flavum

Daniel R. Cavazos, Rebecca Schultz, Devan O. Higginbotham and Rahul Vaidya
Ochsner Journal June 2023, 23 (2) 172-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0003
Daniel R. Cavazos
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
2School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Rebecca Schultz
2School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Devan O. Higginbotham
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
2School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Rahul Vaidya
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
2School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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