Is Neuromonitoring Necessary for All Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?

Clin Spine Surg

*Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada †Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ‡The Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

Published: February 2017

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