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authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Soak
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Yeol
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dal Sung
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Kyu
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Keun-Su
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonjuro Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Kuh