title: Letter regarding article by Wei et al.: Comparison of artificial total disc replacement versus fusion for lumbar degenerative disc disease: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing-cheng
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuan-zhi
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D059145:Total Disc Replacement / Q000379:methods*