Comparison of polymethylmethacrylate versus expandable cage in anterior vertebral column reconstruction after posterior extracavitary corpectomy in lumbar and thoraco-lumbar metastatic spine tumors

Mohammed Eleraky; Ioannis Papanastassiou; Nam D. Tran; Elias Dakwar; Frank D. Vrionis

doi:10.1007/S00586-011-1738-1

Comparison of polymethylmethacrylate versus expandable cage in anterior vertebral column reconstruction after posterior extracavitary corpectomy in lumbar and thoraco-lumbar metastatic spine tumors

Mohammed Eleraky
, Ioannis Papanastassiou
, Nam D. Tran
, Elias Dakwar
, Frank D. Vrionis

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Original language	American English
Journal	European Spine Journal
Volume	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/S00586-011-1738-1
State	Published - Mar 10 2011

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Comparison of polymethylmethacrylate versus expandable cage in anterior vertebral column reconstruction after posterior extracavitary corpectomy in lumbar and thoraco-lumbar metastatic spine tumors. / Eleraky, Mohammed; Papanastassiou, Ioannis; Tran, Nam D. et al.
In: European Spine Journal, Vol. 20, 10.03.2011.

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