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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of A. Verma, et al. concerning “Minimally invasive fusion surgery for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and severe lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study between MIDLIF and TLIF” by Pedro Santos Silva et al. (Eur Spine J [2023]: doi:10.1007/s00586-023–0784)

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  1. Spine Unit, Neurosurgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal

    Pedro Santos Silva & Paulo Pereira

  2. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Pedro Santos Silva & Paulo Pereira

  3. Neuroscience Unit, Hospital CUF Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Pedro Santos Silva & Paulo Pereira

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Silva, P.S., Pereira, P. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of A. Verma, et al. concerning “Minimally invasive fusion surgery for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and severe lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study between MIDLIF and TLIF” by Pedro Santos Silva et al. (Eur Spine J [2023]: doi:10.1007/s00586-023–0784). Eur Spine J 33, 1302–1303 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-08080-x

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