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Cervical Spine Trauma in East Africa: Presentation, Treatment, and Mortality

Scott L. Zuckerman, Arsalan Haghdel, Noah L. Lessing, Joseph Carnevale, Beverly Cheserem, Albert Lazaro, Andreas Leidinger, Nicephorus Rutabasibwa, Hamisi K. Shabani, Halinder Mangat and Roger Härtl
International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2021, 15 (5) 879-889; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8113
Scott L. Zuckerman
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
2Vanderbilt Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
MD, MPH
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Arsalan Haghdel
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
MPH
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Noah L. Lessing
3University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
BS
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Joseph Carnevale
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
MD
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Beverly Cheserem
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
FRCS Neurosurgery
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Albert Lazaro
4Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
MD
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Andreas Leidinger
5Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat, Spain
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Nicephorus Rutabasibwa
4Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
MD
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Hamisi K. Shabani
4Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Halinder Mangat
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Roger Härtl
1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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vol. 15 no. 5 879-889
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/8113
PubMed 
34551932

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online December 3, 2021.

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  1. Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, MPH1,2,
  2. Arsalan Haghdel, MPH1,
  3. Noah L. Lessing, BS3,
  4. Joseph Carnevale, MD1,
  5. Beverly Cheserem, FRCS Neurosurgery1,
  6. Albert Lazaro, MD4,
  7. Andreas Leidinger, MD5,
  8. Nicephorus Rutabasibwa, MD4,
  9. Hamisi K. Shabani, MD, PHD4,
  10. Halinder Mangat, MD1 and
  11. Roger Härtl, MD1
  1. 1Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
  2. 2Vanderbilt Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  3. 3University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
  4. 4Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  5. 5Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat, Spain
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, MPH, Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North T-4224, Nashville, TN 37212. Phone: (615) 835-7075; Fax: (615) 343-6948; Email: zuckerman.scott{at}gmail.com.
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