Posterior transpedicular corpectomy and reconstruction of the axial vertebra for metastatic tumor.

Christopher P. Ames; Vincent Y. Wang; Vedat Deviren; Frank D. Vrionis

doi:10.3171/2008.11.SPI08445

Posterior transpedicular corpectomy and reconstruction of the axial vertebra for metastatic tumor.

Christopher P. Ames, Vincent Y. Wang, Vedat Deviren, Frank D. Vrionis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2008.11.SPI08445
State	Published - Feb 1 2009

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