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Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy and Posterior Fusion in a Single-Stage Surgery: Description of Surgical Technique and Outcome

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    Rosaria Viola Abbritti, Felice Esposito, Filippo Flavio Angileri, Fabio Cacciola, Daniele Marino, Giuseppe La Fata, Nicola Gorgoglione, Giovanni Raffa, Antonino Scibilia & Antonino Germanò

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Abbritti, R.V. et al. (2019). Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy and Posterior Fusion in a Single-Stage Surgery: Description of Surgical Technique and Outcome. In: Visocchi, M. (eds) New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 125. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_29

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