- 97-Potential applications of synthetic bioceramic bone graft substitute in spinal surgery

Correspondence: Dr. Andrea Barbanera, Dipartimento di Neurochirurgia, Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Antonio e Biagio, via Venezia 16, 15121 Alessandria (AL), Italy, ph. ph. +39-(0)131-206490, e-mail: ABarbanera@ospedale.al.it Progress in Neuroscience 2013; 1 (1-4): 97-104. ISSN: 2240-5127 Article received: 19 April 2013. doi: 10.14588/PiN.2013.Barbanera.97 Copyright © 2013 by new Magazine edizioni s.r.l., via dei Mille 69, 38122 Trento, Italy.All rights reserved.www.progressneuroscience.com INTRODUCTION

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