Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 53-66 , March 2008

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: Complications and Their Management

  • Eeric Truumees, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Eeric Truumees, MD, William Beaumont Hospital, Gehring Biomechanics Laboratory, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073.

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