Response to the Letter to the Editor: “Do different pathologies of adult spinal deformity (idiopathic lumbar scoliosis against de novo lumbar scoliosis) affect preoperative and postoperative selfimage?

• Hiroshi Taniwaki,
• Akira Matsumura,
• Yuki Kinoshita,
• Masatoshi Hoshino,
• Takashi Namikawa,
• Yusuke Hori,
• Hiroaki Nakamura

Affiliations

Hiroshi Taniwaki

Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Akira Matsumura

Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Yuki Kinoshita

Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Masatoshi Hoshino

Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Takashi Namikawa

Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Yusuke Hori

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Hiroaki Nakamura

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan