title: Response to Dr.Boachie-Adjei and colleagues.
authors.forename: Luiz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*