Romano, Michele http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-6437
Mastrantonio, Matteo
Article History
Received: 26 October 2017
Accepted: 3 January 2018
First Online: 6 February 2018
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: Ethical approval was obtained from Comitato Etico-Milano-Area B with an approval reference: 20,121,528.
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: Michele Romano is the stockholder of ISICO (Italian Scoliosis Spine Institute). The other author declares that he has no competing interests.
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