Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , June 2007

Assessment of the Osteoporotic Spine and Implications for Treatment

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PII: S1040-7383(07)00037-8

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.04.006

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , June 2007

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