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Letter to the Editor concerning ‘‘Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.’’ by Yuan, QM. et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4899-0)

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Kai Zhou, Hirose Shakya, Zeyu Luo, Zongke Zhou & Fuxing Pei

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Zhou, K., Shakya, H., Luo, Z. et al. Letter to the Editor concerning ‘‘Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in scoliosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.’’ by Yuan, QM. et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4899-0). Eur Spine J 27, 511–512 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5412-0

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