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CASE REPORT

Beware of Brucella Spondylitis Following Vertebroplasty: An Unusual Case of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Jie WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-9104View further author information
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Qiang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2565-2572 | Published online: 18 May 2022

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