Letter to the Editor: Does Combined AnteriorPosterior Approach Improve Outcomes Compared with Posterior-only Approach in Traumatic Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures?: A Systematic Review

摘要

With great interest, we read the article by Tan et al. [1] “Does combined anterior-posterior approach improve outcomes compared with posterior-only approach in traumatic thoracolumbar burst fractures?: a systematic review.” It is a systematic review involving five retrospective cohort studies comparing combined anterior-posterior and posterior-only approaches for traumatic thoraco-lumbar (TL) burst fractures. It is a well-written article, and the authors’ efforts to comprehensively discuss various outcome factors are commendable. However, we would like to put forth some clarification and queries regarding this article.