This Classic article is a reprint of the original work by Ruth Jackson, MD, FACS, The Cervical Syndrome. An accompanying biographical sketch on Ruth Jackson, MD, FACS, is available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-010-1277-9. The Classic Article is ©1949 by The Dallas County Medical Society and is reprinted with permission from Jackson R. The cervical syndrome. Dallas Med J. 1949;35:139–146.
A second Classic Article, The Cervical Syndrome, is attached to this article as Electronic Supplementary Material (supplemental materials are available with the online version of CORR). This article is ©1955 by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins and is reprinted with permission from Jackson R. The cervical syndrome. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1955;5:138–148.
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