title: Response to the Letter-to-the-Editor Regarding "The Two Year Cost Effectiveness of Three Options to Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients".
authors.affiliation: Department of Evidence Based Pain Medicine Research and Education, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. MEKHAIN@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Nagy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mekail
authors.affiliation: Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. UDEHB@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Udeh
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones