An Interspinous Process Distractor (X STOP) for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Elderly Patients: Preliminary Experiences in 10 Consecutive Cases

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-77

  Lee, Jangbo ^a   Hida, Kazutoshi ^a   Seki, Toshitaka ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshinobu ^a   Minoru, Akino ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Asabu Neurosurgical Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dural sac; Elderly patients; Intervertebral foramen; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Spinal canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERSPINOUS PROCESS DISTRACTOR; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1042301259     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200402000-00013     Document Type: Article

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