title: Reviewer's comment concerning "Posterior transdural discectomy: a new approach for the removal of a central thoracic disc herniation." (doi:10.1007/s00586-011-1990-4 by H.M. Coppes et al.).
authors.affiliation: The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. hossein.mehdian@nuh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: S M H
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mehdian
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*