High failure rate of the interspinous distraction device (X-Stop) for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis caused by degenerative spondylolisthesis

The X-Stop interspinous distraction device has shown to be an attractive alternative to conventional surgical procedures in the treatment of symptomatic degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. However, the effectiveness of the X-Stop in symptomatic degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis caused by degenera...

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Main Authors: Verhoof, Olaf J., Bron, Johannes L., Wapstra, Frits H., van Royen, Barend J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2226191/