24-Month Outcomes of Indirect Decompression Using a Minimally Invasive Interspinous Fixation Device versus Standard Open Direct Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Prospective Comparison.
Ganesan BaranidharanBeatrice BrethertonRichard G FeltbowerJake TimothyAlmas Latif KhanAshok SubramanianMushtaq AhmedTracey A CrowtherHelen RadfordHarun GuptaMuthusamy ChandramohanDouglas P BeallTimothy Ray DeerThomas HedmanPublished in: Journal of pain research (2024)
Despite a low number of participants in the IFD group, the study demonstrated successful two-year safety and clinical outcomes for the IFD with significant operation-related advantages compared to surgical decompression.