Cerebrospinal fluid leakage and pneumocephalus secondary to spine stab wounds
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1590-9921,1590-9999
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-009-0070-6