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Patients Undergoing 3-Level-or-Greater Decompression-Only Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Have Similar Outcomes to Those Undergoing Single-Level Surgery at 2 Years

Michael T. Nolte, Philip K. Louie, Bryce A. Basques, Arya G. Varthi, Justin C. Paul, Krishn Khanna, Tarush Khurana, Arshan Chaudhri, Dino Samartzis, Edward J. Goldberg and Howard S. An
International Journal of Spine Surgery September 2021, 8124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8124
Michael T. Nolte
1Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
MD
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Philip K. Louie
2Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, New York
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Bryce A. Basques
1Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
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Arya G. Varthi
3Yale School of Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Rehabilitation, New Haven, Connecticut
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Justin C. Paul
4OrthoConnecticut, Danbury, Connecticut
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Krishn Khanna
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Tarush Khurana
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Arshan Chaudhri
1Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
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Dino Samartzis
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Edward J. Goldberg
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8124
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8124
PubMed 
34551931

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
History 
  • Published online September 22, 2021.

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  1. Michael T. Nolte, MD1,
  2. Philip K. Louie, MD2,
  3. Bryce A. Basques, MD1,
  4. Arya G. Varthi, MD3,
  5. Justin C. Paul, MD, PHD4,
  6. Krishn Khanna, MD1,
  7. Tarush Khurana, BS1,
  8. Arshan Chaudhri, MS1,
  9. Dino Samartzis, DSC1,
  10. Edward J. Goldberg, MD1 and
  11. Howard S. An, MD1
  1. 1Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
  2. 2Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, New York
  3. 3Yale School of Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Rehabilitation, New Haven, Connecticut
  4. 4OrthoConnecticut, Danbury, Connecticut
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Michael T. Nolte, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 West Harrison Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60612. Phone: (312) 563-6306; Fax: (312) 942-2040; Email: Mtnolte{at}gmail.com.

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Patients Undergoing 3-Level-or-Greater Decompression-Only Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Have Similar Outcomes to Those Undergoing Single-Level Surgery at 2 Years
Michael T. Nolte, Philip K. Louie, Bryce A. Basques, Arya G. Varthi, Justin C. Paul, Krishn Khanna, Tarush Khurana, Arshan Chaudhri, Dino Samartzis, Edward J. Goldberg, Howard S. An
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Patients Undergoing 3-Level-or-Greater Decompression-Only Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Have Similar Outcomes to Those Undergoing Single-Level Surgery at 2 Years
Michael T. Nolte, Philip K. Louie, Bryce A. Basques, Arya G. Varthi, Justin C. Paul, Krishn Khanna, Tarush Khurana, Arshan Chaudhri, Dino Samartzis, Edward J. Goldberg, Howard S. An
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