Thoracolumbar burst fractures treated with posterior decompression and pedicle screw instrumentation supplemented with balloon-assisted vertebroplasty and calcium phosphate reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-28

  Marco, Rex A W ^a   Kushwaha, Vivek P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 58649101414     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01668     Document Type: Article

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