Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 816-824 , December 2009

The impact of fusion on adjacent levels in cervical spine injuries: Is it really important?

  • Georgios B. Kasimatis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 14 Karagiorgi st., 14121 Iraklio Attikis, Athens. Tel.: +30 6972311623/+30 2610 999556; fax: +30 2610 994579.
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  • Sofia Michopoulou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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  • Ioannis Boniatis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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  • Panagiotis Dimopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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  • Georgios Panayiotakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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  • Elias Panagiotopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Received 6 March 2009 ,Revised 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.08.028

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 816-824 , December 2009

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