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Letter to the editor concerning: “Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: a histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases by M. Gebauer et al. (2006) Eur Spine J 15(3):292–298”

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The authors would like to thank William Orr MD and John K. Lim MD, FACS for assistance in the editing of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Xiaolan People Hospital, No. 65, JuCheng Road, XiaoLan, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, 528415, China

    Xiao-Ping Wang

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, China

    Wei-Li Qi, Kang-Mei Kong & Xin-Jia Wang

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Wang, XP., Qi, WL., Kong, KM. et al. Letter to the editor concerning: “Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: a histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases by M. Gebauer et al. (2006) Eur Spine J 15(3):292–298”. Eur Spine J 17, 1124–1126 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0688-8

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