Treatment of Displaced Type II Odontoid Fractures in Elderly Patients

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Charcot Spine in a Patient With Diabetes Mellitus

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Dr. Fisher is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Dvorak is Associate Professor, Combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Spine Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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