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Cervical spine instability from tumoral calcinosis

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  1. Section of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave MC3026, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Ricky H. Wong & Anita P. Bhansali

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore Neurologic Institute, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, USA

    Egon M. Doppenberg

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Wong, R.H., Bhansali, A.P. & Doppenberg, E.M. Cervical spine instability from tumoral calcinosis. Acta Neurochir 155, 1245–1246 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-013-1709-x

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