El presente folleto se limita a presentar la instrucciones básicas
de uso para los instrumentos e implantes del sistema USS.
La técnica quirúrgica completa se describe con detalle en:
Aebi M, Thalgott JS, Webb JK. Modular stabilization system:
the Universal Spine System. En: AO/ASIF principles in spine
surgery. Berlín: Springer, 1998; 123 y ss.
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