Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 73-77 , June 2010

Gunshot Injuries to the Thoracolumbar Spine

  • Robert F. Heary, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Robert F. Heary, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 8100, Newark, NJ 07103
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  • Antonios Mammis, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.12.004

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 73-77 , June 2010

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