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The Complex Spine in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Transforaminal Approach—A Transformative Technique

R. Towbin, C. Schaefer, R. Kaye, T. Abruzzo and D.J. Aria
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2019, 40 (8) 1422-1426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6131
R. Towbin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.T., C.S., R.K., T.A., D.J.A.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
bUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (R.T., C.S., R.K., D.J.A.), Phoenix, Arizona.
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C. Schaefer
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.T., C.S., R.K., T.A., D.J.A.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
bUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (R.T., C.S., R.K., D.J.A.), Phoenix, Arizona.
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R. Kaye
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.T., C.S., R.K., T.A., D.J.A.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
bUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (R.T., C.S., R.K., D.J.A.), Phoenix, Arizona.
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T. Abruzzo
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D.J. Aria
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.T., C.S., R.K., T.A., D.J.A.), Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
bUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (R.T., C.S., R.K., D.J.A.), Phoenix, Arizona.
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