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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 8/2015

01-08-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor concerning “High-heeled-related alterations in the static sagittal profile of the spino-pelvic structure in young women” by Min Dai et al. [Eur Spine J (2015); DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-3857-6]

Author: Brent S. Russell

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 8/2015

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I read with some interest the recent article in European Spine Journal by Dai et al. [1], High-heeled-related alterations in the static sagittal profile of the spino-pelvic structure in young women. I think there are interesting aspects of the study but that it also has some problems. I wish to comment on a couple of points involving the effect of high-heeled shoes on lumbar lordosis. …
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Metadata
Title
Letter to the Editor concerning “High-heeled-related alterations in the static sagittal profile of the spino-pelvic structure in young women” by Min Dai et al. [Eur Spine J (2015); DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-3857-6]
Author
Brent S. Russell
Publication date
01-08-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4017-8

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