Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-162 , July 2007

Anterior Transoral Resection

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.04.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-162 , July 2007

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