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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Birkenmaier concerning “Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis” by F. C. Tamburrelli et al. [Eur Spine J (2018): doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8]

Author: Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 8/2018

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Title: Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Birkenmaier concerning “Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis” by F. C. Tamburrelli et al. [Eur Spine J (2018): doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8]
Author: Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5703-0

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