Cervical spine injuries

Spinal Disorders: Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 825-881

  Heinzelmann, Michael ^a   Eid, Karim ^b   Boos, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_30     Document Type: Chapter

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