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Fig. 6 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 6

From: Unilateral laminectomy for bilateral decompression improves low back pain while standing equally on both sides in patients with lumbar canal stenosis: analysis using a detailed visual analogue scale

Fig. 6

X-ray lateral image at flexion and extension of a representative patient who underwent L4–5 ULBD. a Before surgery. b Two years after surgery. The white line shows the local ROM and black line shows the translation. The change of local ROM by ULBD is − 2° and the change of translation is 0 in this patient who did not show occurrence of any severe instability after surgery

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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