Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 58-66 , June 2010

Management of Osteoporotic Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine

  • Gregory P. Gebauer, MD, MS
    • ,
  • A. Jay Khanna, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to A. Jay Khanna, MD, MBA, c/o Elaine P. Henze, BJ, ELS, Medical Editor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave, #A665, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.12.003

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 58-66 , June 2010

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