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Anterior column realignment (ACR) technique for correction of sagittal imbalance

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  1. IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy

    Pedro Berjano, Marco Damilano, Maryem Ismael, Antonio Bruno & Claudio Lamartina

  2. Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy

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Berjano, P., Damilano, M., Ismael, M. et al. Anterior column realignment (ACR) technique for correction of sagittal imbalance. Eur Spine J 24 (Suppl 3), 451–453 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-3962-6

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