Facet Effusion without Radiographic Instability Has No Effect on the Outcome of Minimally Invasive Decompression Surgery.

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Published in Global Spine J on February 01, 2017

Authors

Koji Tamai1, Minori Kato2, Sadahiko Konishi2, Akira Matsumura2, Kazunori Hayashi2, Hiroaki Nakamura1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
2: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

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