Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 76-85 , June 2009

The Role of “Tumor-Free Margins” in the Resection of Spinal Tumors: Who Should Be Treating Spine Tumors?

  • Stefano Boriani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Spine Oncologic Surgery, Rizzoli Institute, Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Stefano Boriani, MD, Department of Spine Oncologic Surgery, Rizzoli Institute, via Pupilli 1, 40133 Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • James N. Weinstein, DO, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dartmouth College Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.03.003

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 76-85 , June 2009

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