Is remaining intervertebral disc tissue interfering with bone generation during fusion of two vertebrae?

• D. Kok ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: Dkok@rijnstate.nl

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4768-3569

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• C. M. M. Peeters,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-6202

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• Z. Mardina,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• D. L. M. Oterdoom,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• S. K. Bulstra,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• A. G. Veldhuizen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• R. Kuijer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-4944

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• F. H. Wapstra

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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