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X-Stop® vs Laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: Quality of life and cost-effectiveness


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (FEBRUARY 2, 2021). Researchers in the United Kingdom (UK) conducted a randomized controlled trial in 47 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis to compare treatment outcomes and costs of two competing surgical procedures: insertion of the X-Stop® (Medtronic) interspinous distractor device and open decompression surgery with laminectomy. Both procedures improved the patients quality of life; however, overall, laminectomy gave patients a better quality of life and was also more cost-effective.
Detailed findings of this study can be found in a new article, A randomized controlled trial of the X-Stop interspinous distractor device versus laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis with 2-year quality-of-life and cost-effectiveness outcomes, published today in the ....

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