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. 2020 Apr;33(3):95-98.
doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000821.

Is the Use of a Cervical Collar Necessary in the Nonoperative Management of Type II Peg Fractures in the Elderly?

Lauren Leddy  1 , Hugo Temperley  2 , Denys Gibbons  3 , Daniel P Ahern  2 , Joseph S Butler  3   4
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Is the Use of a Cervical Collar Necessary in the Nonoperative Management of Type II Peg Fractures in the Elderly?

Lauren Leddy et al. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Apr.
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