Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1101-1103 , November 2007

CT-guided sacroplasty for the treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures

  • D.A.T. Silver

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: D.A.T. Silver, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Exeter, Devon, UK. Tel.: +44 01392 403733; fax: +44 01392 402330.
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  • D.A.T. Gay

Received 30 April 2007 ,Revised 24 May 2007 ,Accepted 24 May 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00238-3

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1101-1103 , November 2007

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