Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , March 2010

Diagnosis and Management of Low Lumbar Burst Fractures

  • Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
    • ,
  • Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center, Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.10.002

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 33-37 , March 2010

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