Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 633-636 , October 2005

Pathological Cervical Fracture after Spinal Manipulation in a Pregnant Patient

  • Alfred Schmitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bonn, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Alfred Schmitz, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • Goetz Lutterbey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Germany
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  • Lars von Engelhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bonn, Germany
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  • Marcus von Falkenhausen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael Stoffel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Germany

Received 16 April 2004 ,Accepted 17 February 2005.

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PII: S0161-4754(05)00247-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.08.017

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 633-636 , October 2005

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