Treatment of neurogenic claudication by interspinous decompression: Application of the X STOP device in patients with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 463-471

  Anderson, Paul A ^a   Tribus, Cliff B ^b   Kitchel, Scott H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis; Interspinous process decompression; Neurogenic claudication; Spinal stenosis; Steroid therapy; X STOP interspinous process decompression system

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; BONE SCREW; COHORT ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745963645     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.6.463     Document Type: Article

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