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Occiput-Cervical Fixation

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A 37-year-old male presents as an unrestrained passenger in a high speed motor vehicle accident. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been performed by fire rescue. He is resuscitated, immobilized,and transferred to the Emergency Department. The patient arrives intubated and immobilized on a long board.

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    1. Ciro G. Randazzo
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    2. Bryan LeBude
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    Correspondence to Ciro G. Randazzo .

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    1. Dept. Orthopaedics, University of Colorado, Denver, East 17th Avenue 12631, Aurora, 80045, Colorado, USA

      Vikas V. Patel

    2. Dept. Orthopaedics, University of Colorado, Denver, East 17th Avenue 12631, Aurora, 80045, Colorado, USA

      Evalina Burger

    3. Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center, Golden Ridge Rd. 660, Golden, 80401, Colorado, USA

      Courtney W. Brown

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    Randazzo, C.G., LeBude, B., Ratliff, J., Harrop, J. (2010). Occiput-Cervical Fixation. In: Patel, V., Burger, E., Brown, C. (eds) Spine Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_8

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