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Biomechanics of Interspinous Devices
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Interspinous devices: are they as attractive as they seem? An intermediate-term follow-up
STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort of 68 patients who underwent insertion of the DIAM (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Switzerland) interspinous device (ISD) during 2006-2008 at one medical center. OBJECTIVES To assess the short- and intermediate-term outcomes and complications associated with ISD. METHODS Evaluation of files and all patients who underwent insertion of a DIAM ISD was performed...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BioMed Research International
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2314-6133,2314-6141
DOI: 10.1155/2014/839325