title: Letter to the Editor concerning "the prevalence of depressive symptoms before and after surgery and its association with disability in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion" by M. Wahlman et al. (2014) Eur Spine J 23:129-134.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Gölköy, Bolu, 14280, Turkey, hakansarman@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarman
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boyraz
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isik
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000523:psychology*