Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Management of a posterior gunshot injury with a floating pedicle and cerebrospinal fluid leak” by A. Bourghli, S. Abouhashem, R. Abo Wali, I. Obeid, L. Boissiere, J. M. Vital, M. Al Sarawan (Eur Spine J; 2018. DOI 10.1007/s00586-018-5537-9)