Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 230-235 , December 2008

The Multiply Operated Lumbar Spine: Clinical Update 2008

  • Jeffery L. Stambough, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
    • TriState Orthopaedic Treatment Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jeffery L. Stambough, MD, MBA, 4600 Smith Road, Suite B, Cincinnati, OH 45212
    • ,
  • Elisha K. Clouse, RN, BSN, CCRP

      Affiliations

    • TriState Orthopaedic Treatment Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing; and The University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Jeffrey B. Stambough, BA

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2008.08.002

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 230-235 , December 2008

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