TO THE EDITOR

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Comment

Sathish Muthu. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020.

. 2020 Dec 15;45(24):E1707-E1708.

doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003730.

No abstract available

Comment on

Fragility Analysis of Statistically Significant Outcomes of Randomized Control Trials in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Muthu S, Ramakrishnan E. Muthu S, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Feb 1;46(3):198-208. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003645. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021. PMID: 32756285
TO THE EDITOR.
To MS, Condon TM, Sexton RW, Wells AJ. To MS, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Dec 15;45(24):E1707. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003729. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020. PMID: 33230086 No abstract available.

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