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. 2023 Feb;17(1):164-165.
doi: 10.14444/8361. Epub 2023 Feb 2.

Response Letter

Andrew L Freeman  1 , Joan E Bechtold  2   3 , David W Polly  3   4
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Response Letter

Andrew L Freeman et al. Int J Spine Surg. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: fusion; low back pain; range of motion; sacroiliac joint.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: David Polly reports consulting for SI Bone and Globus Medical; royalties from SI Bone and Springer; and research support (paid to institutino) from Medtronic and Mizuho OSI. The remaining authors have nothing to report.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Dysmorphic sacrum as indicated by the upsloped sacral ala.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Normal morphology sacrum.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative imaging and device placement with 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional imaging.
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