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Letter to the Editor concerning “Charité total disc replacement: clinical and radiographical results after an average follow-up of 17 years” (M. Putzier et al.)

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The article to which this letter refers can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-005-1022-3. An author’s reply to this letter is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-1082-z

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Link, H.D. Letter to the Editor concerning “Charité total disc replacement: clinical and radiographical results after an average follow-up of 17 years” (M. Putzier et al.). Eur Spine J 15, 514–517 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-1080-1

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