Correction of lumbar coronal plane deformity using unilateral cage placement

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Heary, Robert F ^a   Karimi, Reza J ^a  

^a RWJ Barnabas Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar scoliosis interbody cage spinal deformity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953605056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.12.FOCUS09283     Document Type: Article

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