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C2 intralaminar (crossing/ipsilateral) fixation as a bailout procedure for failed transpedicular/pars interarticularis screw placement

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, G.B. Pant Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, 110002, India

    Sanjiv Sinha, Anita Jagetia & Ravi Shankar

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Sinha, S., Jagetia, A. & Shankar, R. C2 intralaminar (crossing/ipsilateral) fixation as a bailout procedure for failed transpedicular/pars interarticularis screw placement. Acta Neurochir 154, 321–323 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1244-6

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