We appreciate the interest in our systematic review on outcomes in surgical treatment
for tandem spinal stenosis [
[1]
]. We would also like to thank the editors for the opportunity to respond to the issues
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Publication history
Published online: February 20, 2023
Accepted:
February 13,
2023
Received in revised form:
February 10,
2023
Received:
February 3,
2023
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- Letter to the editor regarding, “Outcomes in surgical treatment for tandem spinal stenosis: systematic literature review” by Ahorukomeye et alThe Spine JournalVol. 23Issue 6
- PreviewI read with interest the systemic review by Ahorukomeye et al [1] on outcomes in surgical treatment for tandem spinal stenosis. The authors’ primary outcomes included the perioperative parameters of overall operative time and estimated blood loss (EBL) when comparing staged versus simultaneous surgery for tandem spinal stenosis. I would like to point out that it is not fair to compare these outcomes as they have limited clinical utility. In the case of overall operative time, the authors simply added up the individual times of each staged surgery to compare it to the single operative time of a simultaneous surgery.
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