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Levchenko O.V.

Russian University of Medicine

Nikitin A.S.

Russian University of Medicine

Kamchatnov P.R.

N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Pirogov University)

Vertebroplasty for pathological vertebral fracture with osteoporosis

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Levchenko O.V., Nikitin A.S., Kamchatnov P.R.

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Levchenko OV, Nikitin AS, Kamchatnov PR. Vertebroplasty for pathological vertebral fracture with osteoporosis. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;125(6):67‑76. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202512506167

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