Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Sugita et al. concerning "Alterations of 3D acetabular and lower limb parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" by Karam M, et al. (Eur Spine J [2020]; 29(8):2010-2017): Does windswept deformity of the knee exist in 274 participants with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

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¹ Laboratory of Biomechanics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Laboratory of Biomechanics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon. ayman.assi@gmail.com.

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Mohamad Karam et al. Eur Spine J. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;32(11):4074-4075.

doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07863-6. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

¹ Laboratory of Biomechanics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Laboratory of Biomechanics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon. ayman.assi@gmail.com.

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Alterations of 3D acetabular and lower limb parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Karam M, Bizdikian AJ, Khalil N, Bakouny Z, Obeid I, Ghanimeh J, Labaki C, Mjaess G, Karam A, Skalli W, Kharrat K, Ghanem I, Assi A. Karam M, et al. Eur Spine J. 2020 Aug;29(8):2010-2017. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06397-5. Epub 2020 Apr 3. Eur Spine J. 2020. PMID: 32246232

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