title: Answer to the letter to the editor of Hong-Bin Guo et al. entitled "Anterior versus posterior approach for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures: a meta-analysis" by Gui Jun Xu, Zhi Jun Li, Jian Xiong Ma, Tao Zhang, Xin Fu, Xin Long Ma (2013); Eur Spine J (2013) 22:2176-2183.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Street, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
authors.forename: Gui-jun
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhi-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xin Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*