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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Huang et al. concerning “New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years” by Enrico Pola et al. Eur Spine J (2017) doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5

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  1. Spinal Unit, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli” University Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Enrico Pola, G. Autore, V. Pambianco & D. Colangelo

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “Umberto I” University Hospital, La Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy

    V. M. Formica

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli” University Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, 00168, Rome, Italy

    R. Cauda & M. Fantoni

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Pola, E., Autore, G., Formica, V.M. et al. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Huang et al. concerning “New classification for the treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: validation study on a population of 250 patients with a follow-up of 2 years” by Enrico Pola et al. Eur Spine J (2017) doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5043-5. Eur Spine J 26, 2476–2477 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5162-z

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