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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2017

01-01-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Paraplegia after posterior fossa surgery in prone position: can we prevent it?

Authors: Rodolfo Maduri, R-T. Daniel, M. Diezi, J. Cotting, M. Messerer

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2017

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Dear Editor: …
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Title
Paraplegia after posterior fossa surgery in prone position: can we prevent it?
Authors
Rodolfo Maduri
R-T. Daniel
M. Diezi
J. Cotting
M. Messerer
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3314-9

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