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John C. Chiu: Treatment Of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Interspinous Process Decompression System (IPD) (X-Stop®). The Internet Journal of Minimally Invasive Spinal Technology. 2007. Volume 1 Number 1.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is most common reason for back surgery in patients over the age of 50 in America. With increased life expectancy,...

A non-surgical approach to the management of lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective observational cohort study Donald R Murphy, Eric L Hurwitz, Amy A Gregory, and Ronald Clary
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2006; 7: 16. Published online 2006 February 2
While it is widely held that non-surgical management should be the first line of approach in...

these patients are limited to a choice between nonsurgical conservative care and more invasive decompressive surgical procedures such as laminectomy with or without fusion. The X STOP interspinous process decompression system is a commercially available device that provides a minimally invasive alternative treatment, an intermediate option within the continuum...

Bilateral Decompressive Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated With Spondylolisthesis: Unilateral Approach and Use of a Microscope and Tubular Retractor System
from Neurosurgical Focus Posted 09/09/2002
Sylvain Palmer, M.D., Robert Turner, M.D., and Rosemary Palmer, R.N.
Abstract Object: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of treating spondylolisthesis-related spinal stenosis...

Review of methods of laminectomy for spinal stenosis compared to bilateral foraminal and nerve root decompression with preservation of the midline structures. The author suggests that this method of treatment is preferred

J Korean Neurosurg Soc 37 : 410-415, 200
Yong-Cheol Ji, M.D., Young-Baeg Kim, M.D., Sung-Nam Hwang, M.D., Seung-Won Park, M.D., Jeong-Taik Kwon, M.D., Byung-Kook Min, M.D. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea Objective : The aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of unilateral hemilaminectomy for bilateral decompression in...

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Neurosurg Focus 9(4), 2000. © 2000
Stenosis of the thoracic spinal canal is a relatively rare disorder with numerous causes. Clinical manifestations include signs and or symptoms consistent with focal thoracic radiculopathy and/or myelopathy. Several surgical approaches for the decompression of the stenotic thoracic canal have been described. Laminectomy is...

Pathogenesis, Presentation, and Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated With Coronal or Sagittal Spinal Deformities
from Neurosurg Focus 14(1), 2003. Posted 02/13/2003
Justin F. Fraser, B.A., Russel C. Huang, M.D., Federico P. Girardi, M.D., Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., M.D.
The purpose of this paper is to review the pathogenesis, presentation, and treatment of lumbar...

onsultant orthopaedic and spinal surgeon M H Hilali Noordeen looks at the latest clinical trials using the X STOP. It is one of the latest implants for the treatment of moderate lumbar spinal stenosis.

Patient Information. Lumbar stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower part of the spine. This narrowing places pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerves. While some patients are born with this narrowing, most cases of lumbar stenosis occur in patients over the age of 50 and...

EFORT ICL (1995) published in JBJS Vol 78-B #1 Jan 1996 p 154

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