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Percutaneous Laser
Disc Decompression
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Daniel S.J. Choy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University College
of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York; and Director of
Laser Spine Center, New York, New York
Editor
Percutaneous Laser
Disc Decompression
A Practical Guide
With 149 Illustrations, 6 in Full Color
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Daniel S.J. Choy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY 10032
and
Director of Laser Spine Center
New York, NY 10021
USA
dchoy@nyc.rr.com
Cover illustration: Figure 2.1. Array of 24 UV lasers aimed at a suspended deuterium
pellet for a fusion experiment. (Courtesy of Institute of Optics, University of Roch-
ester, Rochester, NY.)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Percutaneous laser disc decompression : a practical guide / editor, Daniel S.J. Choy.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-387-00260-X (alk. paper)
1. Intervertebral disk—Diseases. 2. Intervertebral disk—Surgery. 3. Intervertebral
disk—Hernia. 4. Intervertebral disk displacement. 5. Lasers in surgery. 6. Lasers in
medicine. I. Choy, Daniel S.J.
RD771.I6P469 2003
617.5
2003042428
ISBN 0-387-00260-X
Printed on acid-free paper.
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