Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 143-149 , September 2007

Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

  • Michael P. Stauff, MD
    • ,
  • Jodi D. Southam, MD
    • ,
  • Mark A. Knaub, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mark A. Knaub, MD, Orthopaedic Spine Service, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033-0850.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.06.003

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 143-149 , September 2007

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