Response to Letter for the Editor for Striking a Balance: The Role of Alignment, Surgical Techniques, and Multi-Rod Constructs in Reducing Rate of Rod Fractures in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

Global Spine J · 2026 · PMC12618198 · PMID 41233743

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While these differences did not reach statistical significance, we acknowledge a positive trend toward higher rates of active smoking in the RF group.

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