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International Journal of Surgery & Surgical Procedures Volume 3 (2018), Article ID 3:IJSSP-138, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2018/138
Original Article
Vertebral Artery Injuries in Patients with Blunt Cervical Spine Injury

Fumiaki Wakita, Maiko Esaki, Kenichiro Uchida and Yasumitsu Mizobata*

Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
Dr. Yasumitsu Mizobata, Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan, Tel: 81-6-6645-3987, Fax: 81-6-6645-3988; E-mail: mizobata@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
02 November 2018; 26 December 2018; 28 December 2018
Wakita F, Esaki M, Uchida K, Mizobata Y (2018) Vertebral Artery Injuries in Patients with Blunt Cervical Spine Injury. Int J Surg Surgical Porced 3: 138. https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2018/138

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