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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Craniovertebral fixation … a new technique of occipital – cervical fixation

Pages 1125-1128 | Received 22 May 2017, Accepted 19 Sep 2017, Published online: 23 Oct 2017

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