Comparison of prognostic scores and surgical approaches to treat spinal metastatic tumors: A review of 57 cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Yilmazlar, Selcuk ^a   Dogan, Seref ^a   Caner, Basak ^a   Turkkan, Alper ^a   Bekar, Ahmet ^a   Korfali, Ender ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 52649104450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-3-37     Document Type: Article

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