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Original Article

Characteristics and functional outcomes of chordoma patients admitted for inpatient rehabilitation

Sasha E. KnowltonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown, MA, USA; ;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ross ZafonteDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown, MA, USA; ;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;
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Kevin C. O’ConnorDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown, MA, USA; ;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;
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Joseph SchwabHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114
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Francis HornicekHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114
Pages 2275-2280 | Received 03 Jan 2017, Accepted 21 May 2017, Published online: 07 Jun 2017

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