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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of A. Piazzolla et al. concerning, “The Surgical Algorithm for the AOSpine, Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System” by A. R. Vaccaro et al.; Eur Spine J (2016); 25(4):1087–1094

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This manuscript was supported by AOSpine. AOSpine is a clinical division of the AO Foundation—an independent medically guided, not-for-profit organization. The AO has strong financial independence, thanks to the foundation’s endowment. The annual operating activities are financed through three pillars: collaboration and support agreements with DePuy Synthes and other industrial partners, return on own financial assets, and other third party income (e.g., participant fees, R&D projects, memberships). The AOSpine Knowledge Forums are pathology-focused working groups acting on behalf of AOSpine in their domain of scientific expertise. Each forum consists of a steering committee of up to 10 international spine experts who meet biannually to discuss research, assess the best evidence for current practices, and formulate clinical trials to advance their field of spine expertise. Authors are compensated for their travel and accommodation costs. Study support is provided directly through AOSpine’s research department and AO’s Clinical Investigation and Documentation unit. There are no other institutional subsidies, corporate affiliations, or funding sources supporting this work unless clearly documented and disclosed.

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  1. The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler, John D. Koerner & Mark F. Kurd

  2. University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    F. Cumhur Oner

  3. Catholic University, Curitiba, Brazil

    Luiz R. Vialle

  4. Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt, Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurotraumatology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Frank Kandziora

  5. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Klinikum Suedstadt Rostock, Suedring 81, 18059, Rostock, Germany

    Max Reinhold

  6. Schön Klinik Nürnberg Fürth, Center for Spinal Therapy, Fürth, Germany

    Klaus J. Schnake

  7. The Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Jens Chapman

  8. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Bizhan Aarabi

  9. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Michael G. Fehlings

  10. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Marcel F. Dvorak

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Vaccaro, A.R., Schroeder, G.D., Kepler, C.K. et al. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of A. Piazzolla et al. concerning, “The Surgical Algorithm for the AOSpine, Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System” by A. R. Vaccaro et al.; Eur Spine J (2016); 25(4):1087–1094. Eur Spine J 26, 2216–2217 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5175-7

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