Are there age limitations for skull traction? Gardner-Wells tongs as a salvage measure in a 6-week-old infant with C3 cervical spinal cord compression: illustrative case.
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- 10.3171/case26427
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- 2026 Sep 21
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- Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons
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@article{allodium:10.3171/case26427,
title = {Are there age limitations for skull traction? Gardner-Wells tongs as a salvage measure in a 6-week-old infant with C3 cervical spinal cord compression: illustrative case.},
author = {Al-Abri AM and Al-Ghaithi A Jr and Attalah M and Al Farii H},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons},
doi = {10.3171/case26427},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3171/case26427}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Are there age limitations for skull traction? Gardner-Wells tongs as a salvage measure in a 6-week-old infant with C3 cervical spinal cord compression: illustrative case. AU - Al-Abri AM AU - Al-Ghaithi A Jr AU - Attalah M AU - Al Farii H PY - 2026 JO - Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons DO - 10.3171/case26427 UR - https://doi.org/10.3171/case26427 ER -
APA
AM, A., Jr, A. A., M, A., & H, A. F. (2026). Are there age limitations for skull traction? Gardner-Wells tongs as a salvage measure in a 6-week-old infant with C3 cervical spinal cord compression: illustrative case.. Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons. https://doi.org/10.3171/case26427
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-24T23:59:51.763Z