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Conservative management of lumbar spinal stenosis

Identifying patients likely to do well without surgery

Willibald Nagler Dr Nagler is Anne and Jerome Fisher Physiatrist-in-Chief, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and professor of rehabilitation medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York. Dr Hausen is assistant attending physiatrist, department of rehabilitation medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and clinical assistant professor, Cornell University Medical College.
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Harris S. Hausen Dr Nagler is Anne and Jerome Fisher Physiatrist-in-Chief, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and professor of rehabilitation medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York. Dr Hausen is assistant attending physiatrist, department of rehabilitation medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and clinical assistant professor, Cornell University Medical College.
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Pages 69-88 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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