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From: Radiographic and clinical outcome of lateral lumbar interbody fusion for extreme lumbar spinal stenosis of Schizas grade D: a retrospective study

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Changes of the spinal canal on MRI according to Schizas’ classification. The average change in the midsagittal midsagittal canal diameter (CD) of grade D was significantly greater than that of grade A, but showed no significant difference compared to grades B or C. The average change in the axial central canal area (CCA) of grade D was not significantly different from that in the other grades. However, the average change rate of midsagittal CD and axial CCA increased from grade A to grade D

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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