Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1094-1100 , November 2007

CT-guided sacroplasty for the treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures

  • J. Heron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
    • ,
  • D.A. Connell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, RNOH Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
    • ,
  • S.L.J. James

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.L.J. James, Department of Radiology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK. Tel.: +44 121 685 4135; fax: +44 121 685 4134.

Received 8 March 2007 ,Revised 4 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00237-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.04.017

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1094-1100 , November 2007

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