Re: Return to work following surgery for lumbarradiculopathy—is there a need for postoperative rehabilitation?

We would like to thank Dr. Hai-Qiang Wang and colleagues for their positive comments on our recent systematic review about return to work following surgery for lumbar radiculopathy [ [1] Huysmans E Goudman L Van Belleghem G De Jaeger M Moens M Nijs J et al. Return to work following surgery for lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review. Spine J. 2018; 18(9): 1694-1714https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2018.05.030 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (24) Google Scholar ]. Wang et al. addressed some relevant issues in their letter to the editor, which should be considered in the management of patients with lumbar radiculopathy.