Sacral aneurysmal bone cyst in a child presenting with radiculopathy.

Spine J

Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, 06560, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: June 2016

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