Central cord syndrome

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 756-765

  Nowak, Douglas D ^a   Lee, Joseph K ^a   Gelb, Daniel E ^b   Poelstra, Kornelis A ^b   Ludwig, Steven C ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 73949105822     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200912000-00004     Document Type: Review

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