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Lee and Lee: Response to: Clinical Implication of Mid-Range Dynamic Instability in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Dear Sir,
We appreciate the letter regarding our manuscript entitled “Clinical implication of mid-range dynamic instability in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis [1].” We thank the readers who are interested in our article and provided valuable feedback. Our reply to comments is as follows:
(1) In this study, it was important to examine whether occult movement exists and whether it is related to any other factors. Therefore, patients with increased listhesis during mid-flexion within the range of motion were important, and the values were within a significant range. The position of the leg, pelvis, extension, mid-flexion, and angle of flexion were indicated on the whole-body plate as follows, and 30°–60°, including hip flexion, was assumed as the mid range. With the help of a trained imaging department, the patient was asked to fix the pelvis with the lower limbs as straight as possible and to keep them as shown in the picture (Fig. 1).
(2) It is impossible to have only the lumbar spine bent without moving the pelvis [2-6]. The meaning of midrange in this study is that the instability of lumbar can be well checked at the angle between extension and full flexion (including hip flexion).
(3) When the lumbar spine did not appear to be true lateral only with the degenerative scoliosis, the midpoint of the two posterior vertebral lines was measured [7].
(4) The small number of patients is a limitation of this study. If the number is increased, the statistical significance will be more certain. The above information is also described in the limitation of the study by this author, and based on this, we intend to proceed further.
(5) During full flexion, the hooking mechanism of the facet joint, stretched back muscle, and posterior longitudinal ligament are thought to have reduced the vertebra [1].

Conflict of Interest

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Fig. 1.
The position of the leg (red straight line), pelvis (red square), extension, mid-flexion, and angle of flexion (red three lines) were indicated on the whole-body plate.
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References

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