C2 and Greater Occipital Nerve: The Anatomic and Functional Implications in Spinal Surgery.

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Published in Cureus on March 03, 2017

Authors

M Burhan Janjua1, Peter L Zhou2, Jeffrey P Greenfield3, Ali A Baaj3, Anthony Frempong-Boadu1

Author Affiliations

1: Neurosurgery/Spine Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center.
2: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York University Langone Medical Center.
3: Neurological Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College.

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