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Research Article

Correlation between disability and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis

A prospective study of 109 patients operated on by decompression

Freyr G Sigmundsson Department of Orthopedics, Clincal Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlshamn, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiao P Kang Department of Orthopedics, Clincal Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund
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Bo Jönsson Department of Orthopedics, Clincal Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund
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Björn Strömqvist Department of Orthopedics, Clincal Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund
Pages 204-210 | Received 18 Feb 2010, Accepted 27 Sep 2010, Published online: 24 Mar 2011

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