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Steib, JP. Reviewer’s comment concerning “The surgical algorithm for the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system” (by A.R. Vaccaro et al.: Eur Spine J, 2015; doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3982-2). Eur Spine J 25, 1095–1097 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4069-9
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