Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 44-46 , March 2007

Combined (Tandem) Lumbar and Cervical Stenosis

  • Troy H. Caron, DO

      Affiliations

    • Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
    • ,
  • Gordon R. Bell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gordon R. Bell, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 9500 Euclid Avenue/A41, Cleveland, OH 44118.

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PII: S1040-7383(07)00010-X

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.01.009

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 44-46 , March 2007

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