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Sternal metastasis - the forgotten column and its effect on thoracic spine stability

Sternal metastases are not studied extensively in the literature. There is a paucity of information on their role in metastatic disease. The concept of the fourth column was described by Berg in 1993, and has been proven in case report, clinically and biomechanical studies. The role of the sternum a...

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Autores principales: Piggott, Robert Pearse, Curtin, Mark, Munigangaiah, Sudarshan, Jadaan, Mutaz, McCabe, John Patrick, Devitt, Aiden
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28660136
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i6.455