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The Decision-Making Process in Traumatic Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction: An Evidence-Based Approach? Part II

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This paper is Part II of a two-part report. Part I of the report covered atlanto-occipital dislocation or dissociation, and isolated condylar fractures. This part of the report covers isolated and combination fractures of the atlas and axis.

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  1. Section of Neurological Surgery, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy

    Pasquale Ciappetta

  2. Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Misurata Medical School, Misurata, Libya

    M. Alsagheir

  3. Institute of Bio-imaging, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Signorelli & Massimiliano Visocchi

  4. Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Signorelli & Massimiliano Visocchi

  5. Institute of Neurosurgery, “La Sapienza” University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

    Lorenzo Pescatori

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Ciappetta, P., Alsagheir, M., Signorelli, F., Pescatori, L., Visocchi, M. (2019). The Decision-Making Process in Traumatic Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction: An Evidence-Based Approach? Part II. In: Visocchi, M. (eds) New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 125. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_45

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