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

Zachary A. Smith

doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101689

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

Zachary A. Smith^*

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Neurological Surgery

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	136
Number of pages	1
Journal	Evidence-Based Medicine
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101689
State	Published - Aug 2014

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