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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Mehren et al. entitled “Technical Innovation?” Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Mini-open lateral retroperitoneal lumbar spine approach using psoas muscle retraction technique. Technical report and initial results on six patients” (by K. Aghayev and F. D. Vrionis: Eur Spine J, 2013. 22(9): p. 2113–9)

Authors: Kamran Aghayev, Frank Vrionis

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 4/2014

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Thank you for critically reviewing our article entitled “Mini-open lateral retroperitoneal lumbar spine approach using psoas muscle retraction technique. Technical report and initial results on six patients”. …

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Title: Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Mehren et al. entitled “Technical Innovation?” Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Mini-open lateral retroperitoneal lumbar spine approach using psoas muscle retraction technique. Technical report and initial results on six patients” (by K. Aghayev and F. D. Vrionis: Eur Spine J, 2013. 22(9): p. 2113–9)
Authors: Kamran Aghayev
Frank Vrionis
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-013-3145-2

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