Christian Etz,James Halstead,David Spielvogel,et al. Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair: Is Reimplantation of Spinal Cord Arteries a Waste of Time? Ann Thorac Surg. 2006;82:1670-1677

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intercostal vessel sacrifice postoperative paraplegia motor evoked potentials

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