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Technique of Transoral Odontoidectomy

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Apostolides, P., Vishteh, A., Galler, R., Sonntag, V. (2006). Technique of Transoral Odontoidectomy. In: Mayer, H.M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29490-2_7

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