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. 2018 Aug;27(8):2055-2056.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5703-0. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Birkenmaier concerning "Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis" by F. C. Tamburrelli et al. [Eur Spine J (2018): doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8]

Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli  1
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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Birkenmaier concerning "Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis" by F. C. Tamburrelli et al. [Eur Spine J (2018): doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8]

Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli. Eur Spine J. 2018 Aug.
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