Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 150-164 , September 2007

Revision Surgery for Lumbar Stenosis: Techniques, Results, and Complications

  • Christopher M. Bono, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Christopher M. Bono, MD, Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.
    • ,
  • Gregory W. Brick, FRACS

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.06.004

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 150-164 , September 2007

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