Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 206-214 , September 2007

Interspinous Process Distraction Devices for Spinal Stenosis

  • David H. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to David H. Kim, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120.
    • ,
  • Paul A. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

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PII: S1040-7383(07)00058-5

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.06.008

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 206-214 , September 2007

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