Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 147-153 , September 2010

Lumbar Hemivertebrectomy

  • Gilbert Chan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Kriti Sehgal, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • John P. Dormans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John P. Dormans, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor, Wood Building, 34th and Civic Centre Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2010.03.003

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 147-153 , September 2010

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