We thank Huang and Wu for their interest in our recently published manuscript entitled “Perioperative Systemic Dexamethasone Reduces Length of Stay in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials” [1]. Huang and Wu [2] raised some detailed and constructive points regarding the methodology of our manuscript, and we would like to address these.

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