Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111 , June 2009

Aneurysmal Bone Cysts and Giant Cell Tumors of the Spine

  • Sigurd Berven, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sigurd Berven, MD, UCSF Medical Centers, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0728
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  • Shane Burch, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.03.008

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111 , June 2009

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