RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Conventional Decompression Remains the Gold Standard for Treating Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 50
SP 16
OP 17
DO 10.1177/155989771450013
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/16.abstract
AB Surgical interspinous implants have been used to treat intermittent neurogenic claudication in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Some evidence has suggested it provided better outcomes compared with no (conservative) treatment. This article presents the 2-year results of the Surgical Interspinous Implant versus Conventional Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis trial that compared surgical interspinous implants to conventional decompression for patients with 1- or 2-level lumbar spinal stenosis.