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Investigating Sacroplasty: Technical Considerations and Finite Element Analysis of Polymethylmethacrylate Infusion into Cadaveric Sacrum
C.T. Whitlow, S.K. Yazdani, M.L. Reedy, S.E. Kaminsky, J.L. Berry and P.P. Morris
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2007, 28 (6) 1036-1041; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0500
C.T. Whitlow
S.K. Yazdani
M.L. Reedy
S.E. Kaminsky
J.L. Berry

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Investigating Sacroplasty: Technical Considerations and Finite Element Analysis of Polymethylmethacrylate Infusion into Cadaveric Sacrum
C.T. Whitlow, S.K. Yazdani, M.L. Reedy, S.E. Kaminsky, J.L. Berry, P.P. Morris
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2007, 28 (6) 1036-1041; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0500
Investigating Sacroplasty: Technical Considerations and Finite Element Analysis of Polymethylmethacrylate Infusion into Cadaveric Sacrum
C.T. Whitlow, S.K. Yazdani, M.L. Reedy, S.E. Kaminsky, J.L. Berry, P.P. Morris
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2007, 28 (6) 1036-1041; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0500
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