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Case Report

Positional occlusion of the vertebral artery in a case of rheumatoid atlantoaxial subluxation presenting with multiple cerebral and cerebellar infarction

Hiroyasu FujiwaraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586-8521, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takashi KaitoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
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Takahiro MakinoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
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Kazuo YonenobuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
Pages 605-609 | Received 02 Aug 2011, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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