Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 67-72 , June 2010

Balloon-Assisted Fracture Reduction in High-Energy Burst Fractures

  • Dalip Pelinkovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Ranjith Kamal Udayakumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Frank M. Phillips, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Frank M. Phillips, MD, MOR, 1725 W. Harrison St, Suite 1063, Chicago, IL 60612

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PII: S1040-7383(09)00102-6

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.12.005

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 67-72 , June 2010

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