Cervical orthoses and halo-vest management

Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 279-297

  Burton, Douglas C ^a   Noack, John ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Greg Anderson, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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