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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of M. A. Potts concerning “Providence nighttime bracing is effective in treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis even in curves larger than 35°” by Simony A, Beuschau I, Quisth L, et al. [Eur Spine J; (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06077-z]

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Simony, A. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of M. A. Potts concerning “Providence nighttime bracing is effective in treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis even in curves larger than 35°” by Simony A, Beuschau I, Quisth L, et al. [Eur Spine J; (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06077-z]. Eur Spine J 29, 643–645 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06274-w

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