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Barth, M., Weiß, C., Bouma, G.J. et al. Reply to the letter to the editor of E. Shiban and B. Meyer regarding “Endplate changes after lumbar discectomy with and without implantation of an annular closure device” by Barth M et al., (Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018 Apr;160(4):855–862). Acta Neurochir 160, 1611–1612 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3583-z
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