Isolated avulsion fracture of the anterior tubercle of the atlas
β Scribed by I. Jakim; M. B. E. Sweet; T. Wisniewski; E. D. Gantz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 777 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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