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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;18(9):1247-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-1164-9.

Vertebroplasty: about sense and nonsense of uncontrolled "controlled randomized prospective trials"

Max Aebi
Editorial

Vertebroplasty: about sense and nonsense of uncontrolled "controlled randomized prospective trials"

Max Aebi. Eur Spine J. 2009 Sep.
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