Answer to the letter to the editor of J. Tu, et al. concerning "Patient-reported outcome measures and satisfaction after laminectomy for degenerative cervical myelopathy in octogenarians: an observational study from the National Swedish spine registry" by V.G. El-Hajj, et al. (Eur spine J [2025]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08890-1)
Eur Spine J. 2025 Nov;34(11):5368-5369.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09259-0.
Epub 2025 Aug 30.
1 Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
2 Machine Intelligence in Clinical Neuroscience & Microsurgical Neuroanatomy (MICN) Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
3 Capio Spine Center Stockholm Spine Center, Löwenströmska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
4 Department of Reconstructive Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
5 Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
6 Department of Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
7 Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
8 Department of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
9 Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. josefin.akerstedt@regionvasterbotten.se.
10 Department of Orthopedics Spine Surgery, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden. josefin.akerstedt@regionvasterbotten.se.