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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Morimoto et al. concerning “Novel augmentation technique of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using hydroxyapatite granules in the osteoporotic lumbar spine: A cadaveric biomechanical analysis” by Kanno, et al. [Eur Spine J. 2021 Jan;30(1):71–78]

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Kanno, H. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Morimoto et al. concerning “Novel augmentation technique of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using hydroxyapatite granules in the osteoporotic lumbar spine: A cadaveric biomechanical analysis” by Kanno, et al. [Eur Spine J. 2021 Jan;30(1):71–78]. Eur Spine J 31, 212–213 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-07063-0

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