Complications due to inadequate cervical spinal immobilization

Pitfalls in Cervical Spine Surgery: Avoidance and Management of Complications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 291-299

  Denaro, Luca ^a   D'avella, Domenico ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^c   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78049272537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85019-9_19     Document Type: Chapter

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