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Research ArticleEndoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery

A Differential Clinical Benefit Examination of Full Lumbar Endoscopy vs Interspinous Process Spacers in the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis: An Effect Size Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Ivo Abraham, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, Roberto Cantú-Leal, Roberto Cantú Longoria, José Antonio Soriano Sánchez and Anthony Yeung
International Journal of Spine Surgery March 2022, 8200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8200
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
1 Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tucson, AZ, USA
2 Department Orthopaedic Surgey, UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Orthopaedic Surgery, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
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Ivo Abraham
4 Pharmacy Practice and Science, Family and Community Medicine, Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Jorge Felipe Ramírez León
5 Centro de Columna – Cirugía Mínima Invasiva, Bogotá, DC, USA
6 Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
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Roberto Cantú-Leal
5 Centro de Columna – Cirugía Mínima Invasiva, Bogotá, DC, USA
7 Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
8 Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad in Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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Roberto Cantú Longoria
8 Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad in Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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José Antonio Soriano Sánchez
9 Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna, AMCICO, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
10 Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugía Neurológica, SMCN, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
11 Centro Médico ABC Campus Santa Fe, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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Anthony Yeung
12 Department of Neurosurgery Albuquerque, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA, Albuquerque, NM
13 Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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8200
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8200
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35177530

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online March 1, 2022.

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  1. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski1,2,3,
  2. Ivo Abraham4,
  3. Jorge Felipe Ramírez León5,6,
  4. Roberto Cantú-Leal5,7,8,
  5. Roberto Cantú Longoria8,
  6. José Antonio Soriano Sánchez9,10,11 and
  7. Anthony Yeung12,13
  1. 1 Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tucson, AZ, USA
  2. 2 Department Orthopaedic Surgey, UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  3. 3 Orthopaedic Surgery, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
  4. 4 Pharmacy Practice and Science, Family and Community Medicine, Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  5. 5 Centro de Columna – Cirugía Mínima Invasiva, Bogotá, DC, USA
  6. 6 Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
  7. 7 Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, DC, USA
  8. 8 Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad in Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
  9. 9 Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna, AMCICO, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  10. 10 Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugía Neurológica, SMCN, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  11. 11 Centro Médico ABC Campus Santa Fe, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  12. 12 Department of Neurosurgery Albuquerque, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA, Albuquerque, NM
  13. 13 Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  1. Correspondence to Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, 4787 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA; business{at}tucsonspine.com
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Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Ivo Abraham, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, Roberto Cantú-Leal, Roberto Cantú Longoria, José Antonio Soriano Sánchez, Anthony Yeung
International Journal of Spine Surgery Mar 2022, 8200; DOI: 10.14444/8200

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A Differential Clinical Benefit Examination of Full Lumbar Endoscopy vs Interspinous Process Spacers in the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis: An Effect Size Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Ivo Abraham, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, Roberto Cantú-Leal, Roberto Cantú Longoria, José Antonio Soriano Sánchez, Anthony Yeung
International Journal of Spine Surgery Mar 2022, 8200; DOI: 10.14444/8200
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