Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , March 2009

Degenerative (De Novo) Adult Scoliosis

  • Khaled M. Kebaish, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Khaled Kebaish, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, 601 N. Caroline Street, Suite 5243, Baltimore, MD 21287-0882

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2008.11.002

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , March 2009

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