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World Neurosurgery

Volume 74, Issue 6, December 2010, Pages 570-571
World Neurosurgery

Perspective
Percutaneous Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation: Is It Time to Revisit Spinal Fracture Treatment?

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Commentary on: Placement of Percutaneous Thoracic Pedicle Screws Using NeuroNavigation by Kakarla et al. pp. 606-610.

Michael Y. Wang, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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