Treatment of traumatic dislocations of the cervical spine through anterior approach;Tratamento das luxações traumáticas da coluna cervical por meio da abordagem anterior

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-34

  Defino, Helton L A ^a,b   Figueira, Fábio Gomes ^b   De Camargo, Lauro Schledorn ^b   Canto, Fabiano Ricardo De Tavares ^b  

^a Campus Universitário ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Cervical vertebrae; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249055923     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-78522007000100006     Document Type: Article

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