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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 11/2023

07-08-2023 | Scoliosis | Author's Reply

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Sugita et al. concerning "Alterations of 3D acetabular and lower limb parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" by Karam M, et al. (Eur Spine J [2020]; 29(8):2010–2017): Does windswept deformity of the knee exist in 274 participants with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

Authors: Mohamad Karam, Aren Joe Bizdikian, Ismat Ghanem, Ayman Assi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 11/2023

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We thank the authors of this Letter to the Editor for their interest in our study and find their letter of profound consequence. …
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Title
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Sugita et al. concerning "Alterations of 3D acetabular and lower limb parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" by Karam M, et al. (Eur Spine J [2020]; 29(8):2010–2017): Does windswept deformity of the knee exist in 274 participants with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
Authors
Mohamad Karam
Aren Joe Bizdikian
Ismat Ghanem
Ayman Assi
Publication date
07-08-2023
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-07863-6

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