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Os odontoideum with cervical mylopathy due to posterior subluxation of C1 presenting sleep apnea

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

    Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Mitsuaki Iida, Shoji Seki, Masato Nakano, Taketoshi Yasuda, Yumiko Asanuma & Tomoatsu Kimura

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Kawaguchi, Y., Iida, M., Seki, S. et al. Os odontoideum with cervical mylopathy due to posterior subluxation of C1 presenting sleep apnea. J Orthop Sci 16, 329–333 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0043-5

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