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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Huang et al. concerning “New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years” by Enrico Pola et al. Eur Spine J (2017) doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5

Authors: Enrico Pola, G. Autore, V. M. Formica, V. Pambianco, D. Colangelo, R. Cauda, M. Fantoni

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 9/2017

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Pola E, Autore G, Formica VM, Pambianco V, Colangelo D, Cauda R, Fantoni M (2017) New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years. Eur Spine J. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5

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Title: Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Huang et al. concerning “New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years” by Enrico Pola et al. Eur Spine J (2017) doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5
Authors: Enrico Pola
G. Autore
V. M. Formica
V. Pambianco
D. Colangelo
R. Cauda
M. Fantoni
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5162-z

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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Huang et al. concerning “New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years” by Enrico Pola et al. Eur Spine J (2017) doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5

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