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. 2025 Oct;34(10):4768-4769.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09351-5. Epub 2025 Sep 4.

Reply to the Letter to the Editor of M. Zhang, et al. concerning "Surgical strategies and outcomes in degenerative myelopathy at the cervico-thoracic junction: a multicenter retrospective analysis" by Umana GE, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi:10.1007/s00586-025-09139-7)

Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana  1   2 , Gianluca Scalia  3   4 , Luca Ricciardi  5 , Giorgio Lofrese  6 , Lorenzo Mongardi  6 , Nicola Montemurro  7 , Francesco Acerbi  7 , Lidia Strigari  8 , Miguel Ruiz Cardozo  9 , Gabriele Capo  10 , Ali Baram  10 , Maurizio Fornari  10 , Camilo Molina  9
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor of M. Zhang, et al. concerning "Surgical strategies and outcomes in degenerative myelopathy at the cervico-thoracic junction: a multicenter retrospective analysis" by Umana GE, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi:10.1007/s00586-025-09139-7)

Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana et al. Eur Spine J. 2025 Oct.
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