Erosion of the spinous process: A potential cause of interspinous process spacer failure - Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-213

  Miller, Jimmy D ^a   Miller, Mary C ^a   Lucas, Marsha G ^a  

^a Greenwood Leflore Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Interspinous process spacer; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Neurogenic claudication; Spinous process erosion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTION; NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINOUS PROCESS EROSION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; NECROSIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 76149102609     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.9.SPINE09144     Document Type: Article

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