Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is one of the more commonly performed surgical procedures in North America. The number of CEAs done will probably increase over the next few years because recent studies have shown beneficial effects of CEA in both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid s t e n o ~i s . ~-
An unusual presentation of whiplash injury: long thoracic and spinal accessory nerve injury
β Scribed by N. Omar; F. Alvi; M. S. Srinivasan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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