Extension-Distraction Injury of the Thoracolumbar Spine With Associated Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.068