Review Reports - Iliac Bone Corridors to Host the Transiliac Internal Fixator—An Experimental CT Based Analysis

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Good paper. Just a few comments, all that pertain to the translation of the paper and not to the scientific content.

1) Line 133-135 - This statement makes no sense. I think what you are trying to say is "we must be careful with the percutaneous technique in the "true"pelvis. Please rewrite this sentence.

2) Line 151 - The word is "safe" not "save".

3) Line 181 - The word is "recent" not "resent".

Author Response

Dear respected reviewers.

We would like to thank you for your valuable work. As recommended, we asked a native English speaker to proof read the manuscript. Incorrect words in the article were changed now. We agree that the article did benefit from that.

Furthermore, “Line 133-135” was changed to:

“Especially the unique three-dimensional shape and the complex anatomy of the true pelvis, calls for thorough consideration and careful preparation before performing percutaneous surgical techniques.”

If any further question or any dubiety appears, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Paul Schmitz

Reviewer 2 Report

Congratulations on a succinct anatomic study regarding the safe placement of transiliac internal fixator screws. I do believe the safe corridors that you outlined will potentially assist surgeons in placing these. I am not sure, based on your description, whether this can be considered a "minimally invasive" procedure, however.

Please note that the manuscript would benefit from a native English speaker to proof read and change some of the words in the article that are incorrect. For instance, in line 40, "side" should be "site" and in line 67 "save" should be "safe". There are similar edits required throughout the article.

Thanks for performing the study.