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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China

    Jianzhong Hu, Jin Qu, Daqi Xu, Jingyong Zhou & Hongbin Lu

  2. Department of Spinal surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China

    Jianzhong Hu & Jin Qu

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Hu, J., Qu, J., Xu, D. et al. Reply to comment on Hu et al. “Allograft versus autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an up-to-date meta-analysis of prospective studies”. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 37, 775–776 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-013-1806-8

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