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Comment
. 2016 Sep 1;41(17):E1071-E1073.
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001751.

Response to the Letter to the Editor

Robert M Goodman  1 , Corey C Powell, Paul Park
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Comment

Response to the Letter to the Editor

Robert M Goodman et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). .
No abstract available

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    Haig AJ. Haig AJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Sep 1;41(17):E1071. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001752. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016. PMID: 27359355 No abstract available.

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