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A simple method was described with which spinal epidural hematomas in the cervical region can be rapidly decompressed when appropriate facilities for emergency surgery are not available.
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Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. R. Wüllenweber on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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Solymosi, L., Wappenschmidt, J. A new neuroradiologic method for therapy of spinal epidural hematomas. Neuroradiology 27, 67–69 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342519
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