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Cervical Spine Injuries

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Images kindly supplied by Dr. Dominic Barron and Mr. Jake Timothy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

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  1. Leeds General Infirmary Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    John P. Adams

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    Jake Timothy

  3. Department of Anaesthetics & Neurocritical Care, Leeds General Infirmary Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    Justin McKinlay

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  1. The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

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  2. Dept. Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Dominic Bell

  3. Leeds General Infirmary, Gt. George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Justin McKinlay

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Adams, J.P., Timothy, J., McKinlay, J. (2010). Cervical Spine Injuries. In: Adams, J., Bell, D., McKinlay, J. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Competency-Based Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-070-8_6

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