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Berven, S. Patient Safety in Spinal Deformity Surgery: The Development of Standard Work Protocols, Moral Hazard in Decision Making, and the Need for Prospective Validation and Protocol Adoption. Spine Deform 7, 653–654 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2019.07.002
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