European Spine Journal

, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp 261–262 | Cite as

Reviewer’s comment on: Balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of pathological vertebral compressive fractures (I.N. Gaitanis et al.)

Reviewer’s Comment

Keywords

Spinal Stenosis Cement Leak Balloon Kyphoplasty Osteoporotic Vertebra Compression Fracture Radicular Symptom 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Unitat de Cirurgia del RaquisHospital de Traumatologia Vall d’HebronBarcelonaSpain

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