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Delayed diagnosis of atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation with subsequent occipito-atlantal rotatory subluxation

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  1. Peninsula Spine Unit, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK

    Anil Singh Dhadwal, Andrew Clarke, Dan Chan & Mike Hutton

  2. The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter and University of Plymouth, John Bull Building, Research Way, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU, UK

    Abhinav Singh

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Dhadwal, A.S., Clarke, A., Singh, A. et al. Delayed diagnosis of atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation with subsequent occipito-atlantal rotatory subluxation. Eur Orthop Traumatol 5, 371–374 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-014-0249-z

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