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Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Treatment of cervical subaxial injury in the very young child” by Z. Özbek et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5316-z)

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Heini, P.F. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Treatment of cervical subaxial injury in the very young child” by Z. Özbek et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5316-z). Eur Spine J 27, 1199–1200 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5338-6

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