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8 - Fractures and dislocations of the thoracolumbosacral spine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2016

Felix S. Chew ,
Catherine Maldijan  and
Hyojeong Mulcahy
By
Refky Nicola, ,
Felix S. Chew,  and
Catherine Maldjian,
Felix S. Chew
Affiliation:
University of Washington
Catherine Maldijan
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Hyojeong Mulcahy
Affiliation:
University of Washington
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Broken Bones
The Radiologic Atlas of Fractures and Dislocations
 , pp. 156 - 181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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