To the Editor The article published by Khor et al¹ represents a well-intentioned effort to predict individual outcomes of lumbar fusion, which has grown in popularity and cost to health care systems despite major unanswered questions about its proper role in managing degenerative lumbosacral spine disease. We have questions about the methods and the reliability of the predictive model presented by Khor et al¹ and about its readiness for public release as a web app.

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腰椎手术结果的质疑预测-为什么我们需要引起注意

致编辑Khor等人¹发表的文章代表了一种很好的方法来预测腰椎融合的个体结局，尽管对其在管理退行性腰managing部脊柱疾病中的适当作用存在重大悬而未决的问题，但腰椎融合的普及和医疗体系的成本却在不断增长。我们对Khor等人¹提出的预测模型的方法和可靠性以及是否可以作为Web应用程序公开发布存有疑问。