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Commentary| Volume 10, ISSUE 3, P238-240, March 2010

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North American Spine Society

Newly released vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials
Published:October 12, 2009DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.007
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