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C2 pedicle screws combined with Roy-Camille trans-articular lateral mass screws: a possible surgical alternative for unstable cervical fractures in ankylosing spondylitis

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Beucler, N. C2 pedicle screws combined with Roy-Camille trans-articular lateral mass screws: a possible surgical alternative for unstable cervical fractures in ankylosing spondylitis. Neurosurg Rev 46, 253 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-023-02162-6

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