Entire pneumorrhachis due to isolated head trauma
Department of Emergency, Ankara Guven Hospital, Simsek Sok. Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
Mahir Sahin, MD
Department of Emergency, Ankara Guven Hospital, Simsek Sok. Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
Murat Cobanoglu, MD
Department of Emergency, Ankara Guven Hospital, Simsek Sok. Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
Isa Kilicaslan, MD
Department of Emergency, Ankara Guven Hospital, Simsek Sok. Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
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