引自文中:
“questioning the claimed efficacy of Xiao's surgical procedure which
has been applied to thousands of Chinese patients with spinal cord injuries or spina bifida. ”
这个 thousands of 怎么来的?确切数目有多少?
如果真的有数千人,会不会造成“广泛应用”的错觉?如果有数千人,有效率(?)怎么样?
不知道是不是需要向此文作者求证?