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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 17;33(1):1-3.
doi: 10.3171/2020.4.SPINE20468. Print 2020 Jul 1.

Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery

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Editorial

Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery

Zoher Ghogawala et al. J Neurosurg Spine. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Park reports being a consultant for Globus and NuVasive, receiving royalties from Globus, and receiving support of non–study-related clinical or research efforts from DePuy and ISSG. Dr. Hoh reports receiving a quarterly stipend for editorial duties from the Spine Journal. Dr. Chou reports being a consultant for Globus and Medtronic and receiving royalties from Globus. Dr. Smith reports being a consultant for Zimmer Biomet, NuVasive, Stryker, DePuy Synthes, Cerapedics, and Carlsmed; receiving royalties from Zimmer Biomet and NuVasive; having direct stock ownership in Alphatec; receiving support of non–study-related clinical or research efforts from DePuy Synthes, ISSG, and AOSpine; and receiving fellowship support from NREF and AOSpine. Dr. Sciubba reports being a consultant for DePuy Synthes, Medtronic, Stryker, and Baxter. Dr. Berven reports being a consultant for Medtronic, Stryker, Innovasis, Globus Medical, Integrity Spine; receiving royalties from Medtronic and Stryker; and direct stock ownership in Green Sun Medical and Providence. Dr. Bisson reports being a consultant for Stryker and MiRus and receiving clinical or research support support from NREF. Dr. Steinmetz reports being a consultant for Globus, receiving honoraria from Stryker, and receiving royalties from Zimmer Biomet and Elsevier. Dr. Wang reports being a consultant for Zimmer Biomet and Medtronic and direct stock ownership in Abbott, Amgen, Biomarin, CVS, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Smith & Nephew, Thermo Fisher, United Health, 3M, and mutual funds. Dr. Sansur reports receiving royalties from Stryker. Dr. Groff reports receiving royalties from DePuy Spine, Biomet Spine, NuVasive, and SpineArt.

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