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Percutaneous Interspinous Spacer vs Decompression in Patients with Neurogenic Claudication: An Alternative in Selected Patients?

Bernhard Meyer, Adad Baranto, F. Schils, F. Collignon, Björn Zoëga, Leong Tan, Jean-Charles LeHuec

Neurosurgery · 2017 · 33 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Confirming 3 recent RCTs, we could show that IPD as well as open decompression achieve similar results in relieving symptoms of NIC in highly selected patients. However, despite some advantages in secondary outcomes, a higher reoperation rate for IPD is confirmed.

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