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Yonenobu, K., Nagata, K., Abumi, K., Toyama, Y., Kawai, S. (2006). Pharmacotherapy for Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments: Clinical Trial of Disodium (1-Hydroxyethylidene) Diphosphonate to Inhibit Progression of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in the Cervical Spine after Posterior Decompression Surgery. In: Yonenobu, K., Nakamura, K., Toyama, Y. (eds) OPLL. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-32563-5_23
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