Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , March 2009

Lumbosacral and Spinopelvic Fixation in Spine Surgery

  • Ali Moshirfar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Advanced Orthopaedics and Pain Management, Ashburn, VA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ali Moshirfar, MD, Center for Advanced Orthopaedics and Pain Management, 21785 Filigree Court, Suite 103, Ashburn, VA 20147-6214
    • ,
  • Khaled M. Kebaish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Lee H. Riley III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2008.12.002

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , March 2009

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