Interspinous Process Decompression Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis has been shown to negatively impact health-related quality of life. Interspinous process decompression (IPD) is a minimally invasive procedure that utilizes a stand-alone spacer to serve as a joint extension blocker to relieve neural compression in patients with spinal stenosi...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Minimally Invasive Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1035954 |