Abstract | STUDY QUESTION: Is interspinous process device implantation more effective in the short term (eight weeks) than conventional surgical decompression for patients with intermittent neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: The use of interspinous implants did not result in a better outcome than conventional decompression, but the reoperation rate was significantly higher. WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: Bony decompression and treatment with interspinous process devices are superior to conservative and non-surgical treatment for intermittent neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis. Interspinous implants surgery is not superior to bony decompression, and the reoperation rate is significantly higher.
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Authors | Wouter A Moojen, Mark P Arts, Wilco C H Jacobs, Erik W van Zwet, M Elske van den Akker-van Marle, Bart W Koes, Carmen L A M Vleggeert-Lankamp, Wilco C Peul, Leiden-The Hague Spine Intervention Prognostic Study Group (SIPS) |
Journal | British journal of sports medicine
(Br J Sports Med)
Vol. 49
Issue 2
Pg. 135
(Jan 2015)
ISSN: 1473-0480 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25552601
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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