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...

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Main Authors: Pierce D. Nunley, Vikas V. Patel, Douglas G. Orndorff, William F. Lavelle, Jon E. Block, Fred H. Geisler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Minimally Invasive Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1035954