title: Letter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Medical Center, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ratliff
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D057216:Propensity Score; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*