Clinical Outcomes of Halo-Vest Immobilization and Surgical Fusion of Odontoid Fractures
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Kim, Seung-Kook
(Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Shin, Jun-Jae (Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Tae-Hong (Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Shin, Hyung-Shik (Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Hwang, Yong-Soon (Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Park, Sang-Keun (Department of Neurosurgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) |
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