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. 2015 Jun;64(3):309-10.
doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.311. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Extradural Haematoma in Football

M O-N Nnadi  1 , O B Bankole  2 , S O Arigbabu  2
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Extradural Haematoma in Football

M O-N Nnadi et al. West Indian Med J. 2015 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Brain computed tomography scan showing left frontal extradural haematoma.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Intraoperative photograph showing the haematoma being evacuated.
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