Interspinous process device versus standard conventional surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis results in increased reoperation rates and costs without improving patient outcomes.

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. A Differential Clinical Benefit Examination of Full Lumbar Endoscopy vs Interspinous Process Spacers in the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis: An Effect Size Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.International journal of spine surgery · 2022
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2. Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Combined With an Interspinous Process Distraction System for Spinal Stenosis.International journal of spine surgery · 2020
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3. Axial loading during MRI reveals insufficient effect of percutaneous interspinous implants (Aperius™ PerCLID™) on spinal canal area.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
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4. Wallis interspinous device versus discectomy for lumbar disc herniation : A comparative study.Der Orthopade · 2019
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5. [Spinal column: implants and revisions].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2016
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  Interspinous process device versus standard conventional surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: randomized controlled trial.2013

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