Letter to the Editor. Suggested addition to the classification system for multirod constructs

Asham Khan MD 1 , 2 , John Pollina MD 1 , 2 , and Jeffrey P. Mullin MD, MBA 1 , 2
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  • 1 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • 2 Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY
DOI link:
https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.10.SPINE201858
Online Publication Date:
22 Jan 2021
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Volume 34: Issue null (Apr 2021): Pages 541-689

in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
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Contributor Notes

Correspondence Jeffrey P. Mullin: jmullin@ubns.com.

INCLUDE WHEN CITING Published online January 22, 2021; DOI: 10.3171/2020.10.SPINE201858.

Disclosures Dr. Khan has received a research grant from the Scoliosis Research Society to study scoliosis in patients with Chiari malformation. Dr. Pollina is involved with surgical training for Medtronic and serves as a consultant for and receives royalties from ATEC Spine. Dr. Mullin is involved with clinical research for Cerapedics and receives research funding from AO Spine North America (AOSNA) and the Research Committee Award and from Medtronic External Research Program Health Professionals.

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