Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 99-108 , June 2006

Disc Replacement: Postoperative Imaging

  • Lali H.S. Sekhon, MD, PhD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • SpineNevada, Reno, NV, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Lali Sekhon, SpineNevada, 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV 89502 USA.
    • ,
  • Paul A. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.

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 Financial Disclosure: L.H.S.S. is a consultant for Stryker Spine, and P.A.A. is a consultant for Medtronic Sofamor Danek and Stryker Spine.

PII: S1040-7383(06)00028-1

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.03.011

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 99-108 , June 2006

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