title: To the editor.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasai
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment