Restricted accessLetterFirst published online 2020-08
Efficacy of Ultra-Early (< 12 h),Early (12-24 h),and Late (>24-138.5 h) Surgery with Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Confirmed Decompression in American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale Grades A,B,and C Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
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