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Subaxial Cervical Trauma

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In this chapter, we discuss two specific entities. The first is a fracture dislocation in the subaxial cervical spine, and the second is a burst fracture also of the subaxial spine. We will describe each case, its management and the rationale behind it.

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  1. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Lausanne, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Rodolfo Maduri & John M. Duff

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Bernhard Meyer

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    Michael Rauschmann

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Maduri, R., Duff, J.M. (2019). Subaxial Cervical Trauma. In: Meyer, B., Rauschmann, M. (eds) Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98875-7_33

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