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Differences in management of isolated spinal fractures between neurosurgery and orthopaedics: a 6-year retrospective study

Matthew Myersa Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samuel Halla Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ahmed-Ramadan Sadeka Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Christopher Darec Department of Trauma and Orthopaediacs, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Colin Griffitha Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Emad Shenoudaa Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ali Nader-Sepahia Department of Neurosurgery, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;b Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Pages 68-72 | Received 21 Apr 2018, Accepted 28 Apr 2020, Published online: 22 May 2020

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