Surgery Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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Anthony Delitto et al. Ann Intern Med. 2015.

. 2015 Sep 1;163(5):397-8.

doi: 10.7326/L15-5129-4.

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Surgery versus nonsurgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized trial.
Delitto A, Piva SR, Moore CG, Fritz JM, Wisniewski SR, Josbeno DA, Fye M, Welch WC. Delitto A, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Apr 7;162(7):465-73. doi: 10.7326/M14-1420. Ann Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 25844995 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Surgery Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
Masi AT, Betts S. Masi AT, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Sep 1;163(5):397. doi: 10.7326/L15-5129-3. Ann Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 26322702 No abstract available.

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