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Letter to the Editor concerning “Far lateral approaches (XLIF) in adult scoliosis” by P. Berjano and C. Lamartina (Eur Spine J. 2012 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print])

The order of the factors does affect the product: considerations on why coronal (and not sagittal) imbalance should dictate the sequence of the ‘combined XLIF/posterior approach’ to adult degenerative scoliosis

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Mattei, T.A. Letter to the Editor concerning “Far lateral approaches (XLIF) in adult scoliosis” by P. Berjano and C. Lamartina (Eur Spine J. 2012 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print]). Eur Spine J 22, 1183–1185 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2636-x

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