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Is the technique of posterior transarticular screw fixation suitable for rheumatoid atlanto-axial subluxation?

A. T. H. CASEY A. A. MADAWI R. VERES H. A. CROCKARD Department of Surgical Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK, and; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary
Pages 508-519 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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