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Management of a sacral fracture with neurological injury

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK

    Peter A. Bodkin

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK

    Munchi S. Choksey

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Bodkin, P., Choksey, M. Management of a sacral fracture with neurological injury. J Orthop Sci 11, 524–528 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-006-1043-8

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