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Case Report

Complete spinal cord injury from postoperative seroma following scoliosis surgery: A case report with favorable ambulatory outcomes after comprehensive rehabilitation

Jing Chen1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edmund Jin Rui Neo2 Rehabilitation Medicine, SingHealth Residency, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8295-2317View further author information
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Yeow Leng Tan1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-224XView further author information
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Pages 337-340 | Published online: 18 Aug 2022

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