Spinous Process Osteotomy to Facilitate the Access to the Spinal Canal When Decompressing the Spinal Canal in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Study DesignRetrospective study.PurposeThe main purpose of this study was to investigate the union-rate of the spinous process after performing a spinous process osteotomy and whether union affects the clinical results after surgery.Overview of LiteratureIn the present study, spinous process osteoto...

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Main Authors: Erland Hermansen, Gunnar Moen, Anne Marie Fenstad, Rune Birketvedt, Kari Indrekvam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2014-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-8-138.pdf