Response to Burke et al.: 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 (DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7034)

Burke J.F. , Fehlings M.G. , and Dhall S.S. (2020). Letter: 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. J. Neurotrauma. June 3. doi: 10.1089/neu.2020.7034. Online ahead of. print.

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