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Reply to the Letter to the Editor of Fei Jia et al. concerning “Comparison of combined anterior–posterior approach versus posterior-only approach in neuromuscular scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Shao ZX, et al. [Eur Spine J; (2018) 27(9): 2213–2222]

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    Zhen-Xuan Shao, Xia Fang, Qing-Bo Lv, Zhi-Chao Hu, Yuan-Bo Hu, Shi-Yun Shao, Xiang-Yang Wang & Ai-Min Wu

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    Zhen-Xuan Shao, Xia Fang, Qing-Bo Lv, Zhi-Chao Hu, Yuan-Bo Hu, Shi-Yun Shao, Xiang-Yang Wang & Ai-Min Wu

  3. Department of Spine Surgery, Zhejiang Spine Surgery Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109# Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, Zhejiang, China

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Shao, ZX., Fang, X., Lv, QB. et al. Reply to the Letter to the Editor of Fei Jia et al. concerning “Comparison of combined anterior–posterior approach versus posterior-only approach in neuromuscular scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Shao ZX, et al. [Eur Spine J; (2018) 27(9): 2213–2222]. Eur Spine J 28, 885–887 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-05899-1

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