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Letter to the Editor concerning "Pedicle screw fixation of thoracolumbar fractures: conventional short segment versus short segment with intermediate screws at the fracture level—a systematic review and meta-analysis" by C. Kapoen, et al. [Eur Spine J; 2020; 29(10):2491–2504]

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  1. Department of Spine Surgery, Changyi People’s Hospital, Shandong, 261300, China

    Huisen Li & Zhendong Feng

  2. Department of Health Endocrinology, Changyi People’s Hospital, Shandong, 261300, China

    Xiaobo Wei

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Huisen Li and Xiaobo Wei conceived, designed, and planed the study. Huisen Li drafted the manuscript. Zhendong Feng supervised and revised the study. All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with submission.

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Li, H., Wei, X. & Feng, Z. Letter to the Editor concerning "Pedicle screw fixation of thoracolumbar fractures: conventional short segment versus short segment with intermediate screws at the fracture level—a systematic review and meta-analysis" by C. Kapoen, et al. [Eur Spine J; 2020; 29(10):2491–2504]. Eur Spine J 30, 2726–2727 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-06935-9

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