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Postoperative Lumbar Fusion Bone Morphogenic Protein–Related Epidural Cyst Formation

F. Abel, E.T. Tan, D.B. Sneag, D.R. Lebl and J.L. Chazen
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2023, 44 (3) 351-355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7799
F. Abel
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging (F.A., E.T.T., D.B.S., J.L.C.)
bSpine Surgery (F.A., D.R.L.), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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E.T. Tan
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D.B. Sneag
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