Traumatic atlantoaxial dislocation with an odontoid fracture: A rare and potentially fatal injury
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_214_19