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Spondylolisthesis of C2 in an Eight-Week-Old Infant: Long Term Followup

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Fred C. Lam
Affiliation:
The Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Vivek Mehta
Affiliation:
The Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Richard Fox
Affiliation:
The Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2007

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