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Treatment of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

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Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurotraumatology ((NEUROTRAUMATOL.,volume 2))

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Following the pioneering work of Sir Ludwig Guttmann great efforts and researches have been made concerning thoraco-lumbar spine and spinal cord injuries.

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Reynier, Y. (1987). Treatment of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries. In: Harris, P. (eds) Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries. Advances in Neurotraumatology, vol 2. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4143-4_7

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