Incidence and management of pulmonary embolism following spinal surgery occurring while under chemical thromboprophylaxis.

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Published in Eur Spine J on April 18, 2008

Authors

C Schizas1, F Neumayer, V Kosmopoulos

Author Affiliations

1: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and The University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. cschizas@hotmail.com

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