A multicenter, prospective, randomized trial evaluating the X STOP interspinous process decompression system for the treatment of neurogenic intermittent claudication: Two-year follow-up results

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1351-1358

  Zucherman, James F ^a   Hsu, Ken Y ^a   Hartjen, Charles A ^b   Mehalic, Thomas F ^c   Implicito, Dante A ^d   Martin, Michael J ^e   Johnson II, Donald R ^f   Skidmore, Grant A ^g   Vessa, Paul P ^h   Dwyer, James W ^h   Puccio, Stephen T ⁱ   Cauthen, Joseph C ^j   Ozuna, Richard M ^k  

^a ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Tacoma General Hospital   (United States)

^f East Cooper Medical Center   (United States)

^g EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h Somerset Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ Orthopaedic Specialists of Bethlehem   (United States)

^j North Florida Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^k BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Epidural injection; Interspinous process decompression; Laminectomy; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Neurogenic intermittent claudication; Prospective randomized study design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-EXAMINATION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844445710     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000166618.42749.d1     Document Type: Article

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