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Reply to the Letter to the Editor concerning Gebauer et al.: Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: a histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases. Eur Spine J 15(3):292–298, 2006

The basis of the dens axis. Where is it located?

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  1. Center for Biomechanics and Skeletal Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Matthias Gebauer & Michael Amling

  2. Department of Trauma-, Hand-, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Matthias Gebauer & Michael Amling

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Gebauer, M., Amling, M. Reply to the Letter to the Editor concerning Gebauer et al.: Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: a histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases. Eur Spine J 15(3):292–298, 2006. Eur Spine J 17, 1127–1129 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0692-z

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