Reply to the Letter to the Editor of V. Kumar et al. concerning “Primary cervical decompression surgery may improve lumbar symptoms in patients with tandem spinal stenosis” by Inoue T, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2021 Jan 6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020–06693-0)

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