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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Scoliosis | Author's Reply

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Soundararajan DCR et al. concerning “Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—A surgical multicentre comparative study” by Fritzell P, et al. (Eur Spine J [2019]; doi:10.1007/s00586-019-06164-1)

Author: Peter Fritzell

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 5/2020

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We thank the authors of this letter for their comments and viewpoints on our manuscript “Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—A surgical multicentre comparative study”. The authors raise several concerns regarding the methodology, and specifically regarding the different results of the DNA analyses and the culturing techniques. We comment below on the methodologies used. …
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Title
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Soundararajan DCR et al. concerning “Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—A surgical multicentre comparative study” by Fritzell P, et al. (Eur Spine J [2019]; doi:10.1007/s00586-019-06164-1)
Author
Peter Fritzell
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06319-5

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