Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 86-92 , June 2009

Surgical Management of Metastatic Spine Disease

  • Rory J. Petteys, BS
    • ,
  • Daniel M. Sciubba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Daniel M. Sciubba, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 8-161, Baltimore, MD 21287
    • ,
  • Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.03.004

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 86-92 , June 2009

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