Management of thoracolumbar spine trauma: An overview.

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Published in Indian J Orthop on January 16, 2015

Authors

S Rajasekaran1, Rishi Mugesh Kanna1, Ajoy Prasad Shetty1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Associated clinical trials:

StUdy oN Burst Fractures (SunBurst) (SunBurst) | NCT05003180

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