Surgical Role of Interspinous Distraction Devices (Coflex, DIAM) for the Treatment of Neurologic Pain and Intermittent Claudication Due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Background: Neurogenic intermittent claudication and degenerative low back pain caused by lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) often occur after the age of 50 years and represent one of the most common degenerative spinal diseases of the elderly. We reviewed medical records and radiographs for patients with...

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Main Authors: Jui-Feng Lin, Cheng-Chia Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000938