Basilar Invagination and Atlantoaxial Dislocation: Reduction, Deformity Correction and Realignment Using the DCER (Distraction, Compression, Extension, and Reduction) Technique With Customized Instrumentation and Implants
P. Sarat Chandra, Jitin Bajaj, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kanwaljeet Garg, Deepak Agarwal
Neurospine. 2019;16(2):231-250.   Published online 2019 Jun 30     DOI: https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.1938194.097
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