Congenital irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation associated with cervical intramedullary astrocytoma causing progressive spastic quadriparesis
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Surgical Management of Irreducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology India
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0028-3886
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.44831