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Single-stage treatment of lumbar fracture–dislocation using a combined anterior and posterior approach

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    Shujie Tang & Brandon J. Rebholz

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Tang, S., Rebholz, B.J. Single-stage treatment of lumbar fracture–dislocation using a combined anterior and posterior approach. J Orthop Sci 17, 659–662 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0104-9

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