Management of burst fractures in the thoracolumbar spine
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Operative management of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0972-978X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2016.06.007