Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 312-326 , October 2006

Imaging of the Postoperative Spine

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.07.004

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 312-326 , October 2006

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