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Letter to the Editor concerning “Novel augmentation technique of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using hydroxyapatite granules in the osteoporotic lumbar spine: a cadaveric biomechanical analysis” by H. Kanno et al. (Eur Spine J [2021]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06451-2)

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan

    Tadatsugu Morimoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Takaomi Kobayashi & Masaaki Mawatari

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Morimoto, T., Yoshihara, T., Kobayashi, T. et al. Letter to the Editor concerning “Novel augmentation technique of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using hydroxyapatite granules in the osteoporotic lumbar spine: a cadaveric biomechanical analysis” by H. Kanno et al. (Eur Spine J [2021]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06451-2). Eur Spine J 31, 210–211 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-07061-2

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