Direct anterior screw fixation of odontoid fractures

Spine Trauma: Surgical Techniques

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 107-117

  Dailey, Andrew T ^a   McCall, Todd D ^b   Apfelbaum, Ronald I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

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EID: 82155188881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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