Image-Guided Spinal Navigation for C1-C2 Instrumentation: Part I.

Contemp Neurosurg

Arkansas Neuroscience Institute, CHI St Vincent Infirmary, Five St Vincent Circle, Ste 503, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Published: March 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.cne.0000470332.99192.57DOI Listing

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