Penetrating Cervical Spine Injury

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2017; 14(02/03): 104-106
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612647

Letter to the Editor

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Authors

Sumeet Ramdas Hire

¹Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Bhaskar Suryanarayanan

¹Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

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