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Intravertebral Clefts Opacified during Vertebroplasty: Pathogenesis, Technical Implications, and Prognostic Significance
John I. Lane, Timothy P. Maus, John T. Wald, Kent R. Thielen, Shalabh Bobra and Patrick H. Luetmer
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2002, 23 (10) 1642-1646;
John I. Lane
Timothy P. Maus
John T. Wald
Kent R. Thielen
Shalabh Bobra

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John I. Lane, Timothy P. Maus, John T. Wald, Kent R. Thielen, Shalabh Bobra, Patrick H. Luetmer
Intravertebral Clefts Opacified during Vertebroplasty: Pathogenesis, Technical Implications, and Prognostic Significance
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